Defence forces earmark 50 hospitals to tackle flu

To prevent outbreak of swine flu among its personnel, the defence forces have earmarked 50 of their hospitals across the country to tackle the disease.

"Thirty nine Army hospitals, five Navy and six Air Force hospitals have been earmarked to check the spread of Swine Flu in our forces," Defence Ministry officials told PTI here.

The three Services, officials added, have issued separate advisories of do's and dont's for hospitals and the personnel.

"Each and every detail about the disease has been given to the hospitals in exhaustive advisories and the men have been asked to take all precautions against the flu," officials said.

Army's base hospitals in Pune and Delhi, they said, have been earmarked as sampling nodes by the Services.