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Swine
flu Reports No
confirmed Swine Flu cases in India till Friday New
Delhi: No case of Influenza-A H1N1 or Swine Flu has been reported so far from
the country, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has said. Samples of two
persons who disembarked at Bangalore airport have been referred to the identified
health facility. So far samples of 24 persons have been tested and found negative.
Health screening of passengers coming from affected countries is continuing at
21 International airports in the country. The situation is being monitored closely.
Already, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has issued an advisory informing
the public that retail sale of Oseltamivir phosphate (Tamiflu) is not permitted
in the country and Chemists are not authorized to sell it. On Friday, the World
Health Organization said that 2,384 people in 24 countries now had confirmed cases
of swine flu. Only 46 people are known to have died of the virus, and 44 of them
were reported in Mexico. -May
8, 2009 Go
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