India swine flu toll rises to 21

[Hafizzz]

India swine flu toll rises to 21
BBC News - India swine flu toll rises to 21

The death toll in a swine flu outbreak in India since the beginning of this year has risen to 21, officials say.

Most of the deaths have been reported from the western state of Maharashtra. Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka have also reported deaths.

Over 300 others have been infected with the virus, and many of them admitted to hospitals.

The cause of the sudden outbreak is not clear. The virus killed more than 450 Indians when it first emerged in 2009.

Health officials say the rise in new cases could be a "short spurt".

"There is no need to panic. People need to exercise precautionary measures to ward off the infection," health ministry official Avdesh Kumar was quoted as saying by The Times of India newspaper.

The western Indian city of Pune is the worst hit. Most of the deaths have happened since March.

More than 450 people died of swine flu in India when it first broke out in 2009. More than 13,000 people were infected with the virus.

The states with the highest number of swine flu deaths in 2009 included Maharashtra, Karnataka and Gujarat.

The virus is thought to have killed more than 1,200 people around the world.

The swine flu (H1N1) virus first emerged in Mexico in April 2009 and has since spread to many countries.

 

[SamranAli]

more bugdet should be spent on health .

 

[T90TankGuy]

more bugdet should be spent on health .

please do not post without knowing any facts . Google how much we spend on health care .

 

[Hafizzz]

more bugdet should be spent on health .

Now we understand why India is the world's largest Arms Importer. She spend all her money from health care on Arms purchase.

 

[GoodBoy]

Now we understand why India is the world's largest Arms Importer. She spend all her money from health care on Arms purchase.

And all your energy is spent in finding anything which is not good in India whether it's trivial or huge ... it's our money how we spent... tennu ki

But we can understand the evergrowing frustration and anger because you don't have enough money to spend.

 

[chitti]

Now we understand why India is the world's largest Arms Importer. She spend all her money from health care on Arms purchase.

but i dont understand why you should come to india and catch a flu.