In Delhi, over 700 swine flu cases in 10 days

Delhi | Monday | 18th February, 2019

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Symptoms of swine flu may include body ache, headache, fatigue, chills, diarrhoea and vomiting and blood-stained sputum. He added that of the over 2,000 cases of swine flu reported by various hospitals in Delhi, around 1,965 involves local residents. Preventive vaccination is available but doctors say its efficiency is limited.“We get patients who have got swine flu in spite of preventive vaccination. While the government data shows only seven deaths due to swine flu in the city, hospitals like Safdarjung and Ram Manohar Lohia (RML) have reported more deaths. Across India, total 12,191 swine flu cases have been reported this year, and as per NCDC data, 377 people have died due to it.A Delhi government official said all state-run hospitals have enough stock of medicines and beds to deal with patient rush..