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| Battling H1N1: | | J&K sends SoS to Delhi | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 11: After detection of one H1N1 positive case in Jammu and six other reported swine flu suspects, the Jammu and Kashmir Government has finally swung into action and sought help from the Central Government.
Despite deadly swine flu scare prevailing across the country, J&K did not have any testing facilities and the samples of suspected cases are being sent to the laboratory of National Institute of Communicable Diseases, New Delhi for testing purposes. However, the State Government will have its own testing lab soon, as the requisition has already been made to the Central Government.
“In order to assess the situation, a special medical team from New Delhi has arrived in the State to supervise and monitor the steps beign taken by the State government authorities for controlling the dreaded disease and also for assisting the health functionaries of the State to extend precautionary measures to the people”, the Ministers for Medical Education and Health, RS Chib and Sham Lal Sharma, respectively told a news conference in Srinagar today.
The Ministers claimed that the government has taken all necessary measures for screening, surveillance, isolation and treatment for dealing with the Swine Flu viral. These include screening of national/international flights coming from different parts of the country and abroad. The Rapid Monitoring/Response Teams consisting of trained medical and para-medical staff deployed at the Airports of Jammu, Srinagar and Leh are screening all individuals who are arriving from foreign countries. Isolation wards have also been established at Jammu, Srinagar and Leh Airports.
Besides, the Ministers stated that till date, 30,736 passengers coming from different States and countries to Jammu and Kashmir have been screened for the purpose.
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