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PANCHKULA: On Wednesday, the civil hospital in Sector 6 reported a suspected case of swine flu . “80% of the cases can be saved, if the individual takes some precautions no matter what kind of flu he/she has,” said the CMO.The hospital has an isolation ward prepared for H1N1 patients, tablet named Tami Flu is available round the clock at the hospital. The patient is a resident of Panchkula . One should also not spit and cough openly in public. The patient has been taken care of and his family has also been disinfected by the team from general hospital.To prevent an outbreak, chief medical officer (CMO), General Hospital, Sector 6, Yogesh Sharma, said that they have formed a team of ANM — aangan wadi and asha workers — who will visit houses and create awareness among residents..