SURAT: A one-year-old boy from a housing society on Bhatar Road in the city used to be admitted to a health facility after he tested sure for swine flu on Thursday. This has taken the selection of swine flu patients in the city to 35 since January 1, 2019. Twelve swine flu patients are still receiving remedy in different hospitals of the city, with two placed on ventilators.
Dr Ashish Naik, deputy commissioner of health, Surat Municipal Corporation, informed TOI, “The spread of swine flu becomes difficult to include as soon as in every four years. In 2015 February, 481 instances of swine flu with 28 deaths have been reported in the city. For the following 3 years, swine flu instances have been comparatively much less.”
A physician mentioned, “It is like an epidemic. The cycle turns out to repeat every four years in February, March, August, September and October. Swine flu becomes infectious in intense wintry weather months.”
Twenty one swine flu instances have been reported in January and 14 in February. Luckily, no one has succumbed to the virus this yr due to better remedy when compared to 2015, he mentioned.
On Wednesday, a 55-year-old guy from Sarthana, a 45-year-old lady from Adajan and a 58-year-old guy from Rani Talav had tested sure for the fatal virus in the city.
Dr Ashish Naik, deputy commissioner of health, Surat Municipal Corporation, informed TOI, “The spread of swine flu becomes difficult to include as soon as in every four years. In 2015 February, 481 instances of swine flu with 28 deaths have been reported in the city. For the following 3 years, swine flu instances have been comparatively much less.”
A physician mentioned, “It is like an epidemic. The cycle turns out to repeat every four years in February, March, August, September and October. Swine flu becomes infectious in intense wintry weather months.”
Twenty one swine flu instances have been reported in January and 14 in February. Luckily, no one has succumbed to the virus this yr due to better remedy when compared to 2015, he mentioned.
On Wednesday, a 55-year-old guy from Sarthana, a 45-year-old lady from Adajan and a 58-year-old guy from Rani Talav had tested sure for the fatal virus in the city.
Surat better prepared to tackle swine flu now than 4 years ago
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