Aug 16
The number of Swine Flu cases is increasing day by day in the Northeast. With the confirmation of four more cases in Meghalaya on Sunday, the total number of Swine Flu rose to nine. On Saturday, two cases were confirmed in Mizoram while another case was confirmed in Guwahati. After the confirmation of a Swine Flu positive case detected in Guwahati, four more cases of A (H1N1) cases were confirmed in Meghalaya on Sunday. With this, the total umber of swine flu cases in the Northeast rose to nine and the tally goes to five in Meghalaya. The first positive of Meghalaya was detected in a footballer on August 11. The footballer, a SAI player, had returned from the United Kingdom recently. The footballer had stayed in the SAI hostel for some days. The ‘contact tracing’ by health authorities to find out persons who came into contact with the 17-year footballer, appears to have failed, with three of the patients whose throat swab sample report was stated to be positive are people who were in close contact with the footballer. The four positive cases confirmed on Sunday include a Class VII student friend of Tongper, a ward boy of the Shillong Civil Hospital where Tongper is admitted, and a boarder of the Sports Authority of India hostel where Tongper stayed after returning from United Kingdom. The fifth case is a lady from Shillong working in Pune. The sample reports of the four cases were received on Saturday night from the NICED, Kolkata. Confirming it, Director of Health Services KH Lakiang said all are undergoing treatment at their respective homes to avoid further spread of the virus. So far, the health department has treated over 150 people, most of whom who had no flu-like symptoms but had come into contact with Tongper. The SAI complex, housing around 80 boarders, and officials, were kept in isolation and they have been instructed not to move out for another ten days. Apart from Meghalaya, two Swine Flu cases have been detected in Mizoram, one in Manipur and one in Assam. In Assam also, the number of suspected Swine Flu cases are increasing daily. While three people have been quarantined at the Mahendra Mohan Choudhury hospital of Guwahati, two were kept at the isolation ward of Jorhat covil hospital and one in Silchar Medical College hospital. Significantly, none of these have got infected in Assam. Meanwhile, the doctors attending Dhiraj Yadav, who as tested positive on Saturday said his condition has improved. The samples of his sister, brother-in-law and his niece also sent for test. On the other hand, a doctor attending Dhiraj has also developed symptoms of Swine Flu. However, his report has not come yet. Meanwhile, the doctors have appealed to the people not to get panicked and asked to take preventive measures instead. They also urged the public to avoid going to public places like shopping malls, theatres, multiplexes etc. The increase in the number of Swine Flu positive cases in the Northeast has created panic among the common people. With Meghalaya reporting five cases, there is also possibility of people coming from the neighbourng state carrying the deadly virus to Guwahati. Surprisingly, the Assam government has not taken any step to screen the people coming from Meghalaya till date. Therefote, the possibility of the deadly disease taking a pandemic turn could not be ruled out.
The number of Swine Flu cases is increasing day by day in the Northeast. With the confirmation of four more cases in Meghalaya on Sunday, the total number of Swine Flu rose to nine. On Saturday, two cases were confirmed in Mizoram while another case was confirmed in Guwahati. After the confirmation of a Swine Flu positive case detected in Guwahati, four more cases of A (H1N1) cases were confirmed in Meghalaya on Sunday. With this, the total umber of swine flu cases in the Northeast rose to nine and the tally goes to five in Meghalaya. The first positive of Meghalaya was detected in a footballer on August 11. The footballer, a SAI player, had returned from the United Kingdom recently. The footballer had stayed in the SAI hostel for some days. The ‘contact tracing’ by health authorities to find out persons who came into contact with the 17-year footballer, appears to have failed, with three of the patients whose throat swab sample report was stated to be positive are people who were in close contact with the footballer. The four positive cases confirmed on Sunday include a Class VII student friend of Tongper, a ward boy of the Shillong Civil Hospital where Tongper is admitted, and a boarder of the Sports Authority of India hostel where Tongper stayed after returning from United Kingdom. The fifth case is a lady from Shillong working in Pune. The sample reports of the four cases were received on Saturday night from the NICED, Kolkata. Confirming it, Director of Health Services KH Lakiang said all are undergoing treatment at their respective homes to avoid further spread of the virus. So far, the health department has treated over 150 people, most of whom who had no flu-like symptoms but had come into contact with Tongper. The SAI complex, housing around 80 boarders, and officials, were kept in isolation and they have been instructed not to move out for another ten days. Apart from Meghalaya, two Swine Flu cases have been detected in Mizoram, one in Manipur and one in Assam. In Assam also, the number of suspected Swine Flu cases are increasing daily. While three people have been quarantined at the Mahendra Mohan Choudhury hospital of Guwahati, two were kept at the isolation ward of Jorhat covil hospital and one in Silchar Medical College hospital. Significantly, none of these have got infected in Assam. Meanwhile, the doctors attending Dhiraj Yadav, who as tested positive on Saturday said his condition has improved. The samples of his sister, brother-in-law and his niece also sent for test. On the other hand, a doctor attending Dhiraj has also developed symptoms of Swine Flu. However, his report has not come yet. Meanwhile, the doctors have appealed to the people not to get panicked and asked to take preventive measures instead. They also urged the public to avoid going to public places like shopping malls, theatres, multiplexes etc. The increase in the number of Swine Flu positive cases in the Northeast has created panic among the common people. With Meghalaya reporting five cases, there is also possibility of people coming from the neighbourng state carrying the deadly virus to Guwahati. Surprisingly, the Assam government has not taken any step to screen the people coming from Meghalaya till date. Therefote, the possibility of the deadly disease taking a pandemic turn could not be ruled out.
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