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LUCKNOW: A rapid response team has been constituted by the district health office to spread awareness and manage cases of H1N1 in Lucknow. Besides forming a force, district hospitals have been asked to reserve 10 bed to set up an isolation ward for Influenza-A and H1N1 cases Health officials said that people should not panic in case of fever. In fact, swine flu has als been cateorised in three groups of which only the third one needs to be hospitalised," explained Dr Saxena. "The response teams, which will be lead by the district majistrate, would swing into action in the disease season to monitor any emergency situation. The orders came on Saturday, a day after a 58-year-old resident tested positive to the seasonal infection.It may be noted that Lucknow saw the maximum number of swine flu cases reported in UP in 2017..