Business Standard 11.08.2009
| TN Govt to set up Swine Flu test centres in major towns |
| BS Reporter / Chennai August 11, 2009, 13:25 IST |
Tamil Nadu government has decided to set up Swine Flu test centres at the major towns in the state. Government’s decision came after a four-year-old boy died in Chennai due to the flu.
The decision for setting up cents was taken in a review meeting, which was chaired by the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi at Chennai today. The new centres will come at Madurai, Coimbatore and Tirunelveli. Currently the government has centres only in Chenai and Vellore.
Government’s release further added, so far 7.71 lakh people who have travelled in 4,888 flights were tested of which 54 people were diagnosed and were treated in the state. Currently of the 54 people, 40 people have recovered after the treatment and the rest 14 people are going through treatments at various government hospitals.
The State Health Department has said the government is talking all the precessions to arrest the Flu and all the government hospitals are equipped to cater the patients.
It may be recalled on Monday a four-year-old boy died in a private hospital due to swine flu. This is the first case of flu death in the city.
