SWINE FLU: Punjab Health Minister says situation fully under control
Author(s): City Air NewsPunjab Health Minister Madan Mohan Mittal said, "The situation is fully under control and he is personally watching the current scenario of the disease in the state on the day to day basis." Chandigarh, February...
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Feb 1, 2013 12:30
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Punjab Health Minister Madan Mohan Mittal said, "The situation is fully under control and he is personally watching the current scenario of the disease in the state on the day to day basis."
Chandigarh, February 1, 2013: Punjab Health Minister Madan Mohan Mittal today strongly refuted the media report, in which it has been said that the outbreak of swine flu has been reached at an alarming stage.
In a press communiqué, he said that the situation is fully under control and he is personally watching the current scenario of the disease in the state on the day to day basis. He said that written instructions have already been issued to all the Civil Surgeons to deal with the swine flu cases at the priority basis. He informed that although some cases of swine flu has been reported, but the situation has not so deteriorated as it has been reported.
Mittal said that the district health authorities have been instructed to be alert and to ensure the basic facilities in the hospitals to deal with any eventuality. He further said that all the civil surgeons have been told to deal with the prospective swine flu case at local or at the district level hospitals considering the gravity of the case.
Mittal reiterated, “We have sufficient stock of medicines in all the hospitals of the state.” He also appealed the public not to panic as the Health Department is fully vigilant about the swine flu.
