Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Feb 18: National Panthers Party, Chairman and former MLA Harshdev Singh has expressed grave concern over the recent spurt of Swine flu in the country which is spreading with its lethal ferocity to various States.
In a press statement here Mr Singh said that it was alarming to note that Union Health Ministry had reported more than 8500 cases of Swine flu across the country from January 1 to February 16 which was seven times more than the reported cases of this deadly disease during 2014. He said that this disease has not been taken seriously by the Government.
The NPP leader said that as per details given in Union Health Minister’s meeting held on Tuesday, 624 deaths had been caused in the country by H1N1 during the current year after January 1 as compared to 218 deaths caused during the previous year. He said as per reports Rajasthan had the highest mortality rate followed by Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana and Punjab. It was worrisome for J&K State in view of the pandemic hawing spread in the neighbouring States and claiming several precious lives in Haryana and Punjab and several suspected cases having come to light in J&K, including two deaths reported in the State due to the dreaded diseases.
He said that with the detection of possible Swine flu cases in J&K , six dozen suspected cases have been sent to Delhi for diagnoses. The entire State had become highly vulnerable and needed urgent attention of Heath authorities to cope with this deadly disease.
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