Even as Delhi fights against coronavirus, cases of swine flu have been reported from Ghaziabad.
Health officials said that three cases were reported in Indirapuram, and all the affected ones are women, who are currently ¡°stable¡±. The patients' families have been told to take precautions.?
Reuters
Recently, the health department had received information about six persons suffering from swine flu, after which their samples were taken for tests. Later, reports of three women were found to be positive, while the remaining three did not have swine flu. At the time of sample collection, they were all down with fever. Health officials said the three have been asked to stay at home and seek medical assistance.?
Last year, 337 cases of swine flu were reported from the district. One person from Niwadi had lost his life. There was no case in 2018.?
PTI
Meanwhile, on Sunday, swab samples of two Ghaziabad residents ¡ª one from Sanjay Nagar and another from Indirapuram ¡ª were collected for coronavirus testing. Chief medical officer NK Gupta said: ¡°The two residents don¡¯t have travel history. They called and informed us that they had come in contact with a person who had the virus and insisted that we collect his samples.?We have collected 27 samples so far and 14 have been found to be negative and one was tested positive. Reports of the remaining 12 are awaited."?
IANS
According to Gupta, the wife of a 57-year-old businessman from Rajnagar Extension, who was found to be suffering from coronavirus, has tested negative. Meanwhile, the condition of the businessman admitted to RML hospital, is improving.