Delhi Influenza Cases

Keep reading as we answer some of the most common questions about avian also known as the bird flu.

Mr Bharadwaj also said that the city government has no plan for making masks mandatory. The focus is on taking precautionary measures such as avoiding public places, washing hands etc, he added.

Delhi Health Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj on Friday said the city government has directed authorities to conduct early screening to detect cases of influenza in the national capital.

A meeting of the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) will be held on Saturday and there will be a discussion on the spread of influenza virus H3N2 in some parts of the country, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said.

The H3N2 virus is behind the sudden spike in cases of viral infection and respiratory infection across Delhi NCR.

Delhi's National Zoological Park today confirmed the first case of Bird flu.

Delhi, Maharashtra and Uttarakhand are the latest to confirm bird flu amid nationwide efforts to contain the spread. Seven other states - Uttar Pradesh, Kerala, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana and Gujarat - had earlier confirmed Avian Influenza as the cause of the recent bird deaths. Parliamentary Standing Committee on Agricult...

One death due to swine flu and 124 fresh cases of Influenza A (H1N1) was on Tuesday recorded in Delhi, taking the total number of people affected by the disease in the city this year to 1019, according to a report.

The symptoms of swine flu include fever and cough, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose, difficulty in breathing.

Swine flu first affected millions of people in April 2009 and it was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO).A team of three senior doctors from Delhi arrived in Ahmedabad on Tuesday to know about the swine flu outbreak in the state.

Swine flu is a strain of flu that normally occurs among pigs but has begun spreading among humans. It is termed as swine flu because the virus that first caused the disease had originated from pigs. The death toll due to H1N1 virus has reached around 736 across the country with over 15,121 cases of the viral infection. In 2016, Delhi had reported 1...

Suspected cases of Avia influenza at the Delhi zoo have prompted authorities to shut down its premises.

Even as it grapples with the worst dengue crisis in recent years, Delhi government has started taking measures to fight swine flu, which experts say is likely to hit the national capital with change of season.

Twenty one new cases of swine flu were reported on Saturday in the national capital, taking the total number of people affected by the virus to 3,438 so far this year while the toll still stands at 10.

A day after NDTV reported on how tests for swine flu cost between Rs 3000 and Rs 9000 per test in Delhi's private labs, the Centre has taken note and the Delhi government has acted on it. Delhi's Health Minister Dr Satender Jain has now announced that the cost of swine flu tests in private labs will be capped at Rs 4500.

Keep reading as we answer some of the most common questions about avian also known as the bird flu.

Mr Bharadwaj also said that the city government has no plan for making masks mandatory. The focus is on taking precautionary measures such as avoiding public places, washing hands etc, he added.

Delhi Health Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj on Friday said the city government has directed authorities to conduct early screening to detect cases of influenza in the national capital.

A meeting of the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) will be held on Saturday and there will be a discussion on the spread of influenza virus H3N2 in some parts of the country, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said.

The H3N2 virus is behind the sudden spike in cases of viral infection and respiratory infection across Delhi NCR.

Delhi's National Zoological Park today confirmed the first case of Bird flu.

Delhi, Maharashtra and Uttarakhand are the latest to confirm bird flu amid nationwide efforts to contain the spread. Seven other states - Uttar Pradesh, Kerala, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana and Gujarat - had earlier confirmed Avian Influenza as the cause of the recent bird deaths. Parliamentary Standing Committee on Agricult...

One death due to swine flu and 124 fresh cases of Influenza A (H1N1) was on Tuesday recorded in Delhi, taking the total number of people affected by the disease in the city this year to 1019, according to a report.

The symptoms of swine flu include fever and cough, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose, difficulty in breathing.

Swine flu first affected millions of people in April 2009 and it was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO).A team of three senior doctors from Delhi arrived in Ahmedabad on Tuesday to know about the swine flu outbreak in the state.

Swine flu is a strain of flu that normally occurs among pigs but has begun spreading among humans. It is termed as swine flu because the virus that first caused the disease had originated from pigs. The death toll due to H1N1 virus has reached around 736 across the country with over 15,121 cases of the viral infection. In 2016, Delhi had reported 1...

Suspected cases of Avia influenza at the Delhi zoo have prompted authorities to shut down its premises.

Even as it grapples with the worst dengue crisis in recent years, Delhi government has started taking measures to fight swine flu, which experts say is likely to hit the national capital with change of season.

Twenty one new cases of swine flu were reported on Saturday in the national capital, taking the total number of people affected by the virus to 3,438 so far this year while the toll still stands at 10.

A day after NDTV reported on how tests for swine flu cost between Rs 3000 and Rs 9000 per test in Delhi's private labs, the Centre has taken note and the Delhi government has acted on it. Delhi's Health Minister Dr Satender Jain has now announced that the cost of swine flu tests in private labs will be capped at Rs 4500.