Two more cases of swine flu were reported in Delhi on Saturday, taking the figure to five in the new year. A 12-year old girl and 31-year-old woman, both residents of Delhi, have tested positive for H1N1 (swine flu) virus, according to an official from the health department. Samples from the girl were tested at the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) and confirmed as swine-flu. Yesterday, two cases of swine flu were reported — two women, aged 35 and 53 who are residents of C R Park and Chhattarpur respectively. Union Health Minister J P Nadda, who reviewed the swine flu preparedness on Saturday, said stocks of the Tamiflu medicine have been supplied to the 22 hospitals authorised to treat the flu. The Indian Medical Association (IMA) has urged people to get testing done only from a one of the eight government-accredited labs. The IMA has also cautioned private practitioners against conducting rapid tests. The IMA has issued a set of guidelines to tackle swine flu and urged citizens not to neglect minor cases of fever with breathlessness. Swine flu can have symptoms like fever, cough, sore throat and body ache. It may last for one-two weeks, said IMA.
