Swine flu in Maha: Private hosps. to treat patients for free

Swine flu has wrecked havoc in the country and has claimed more than 152 lives since January 2015 alone. Nine more lives were lost and 54 new cases were detected today, taking the count of the affected people to 1,789. 'As many as 42 patients are in a serious condition and have been kept on ventilator,' the official said. He said 38 people have died in Nagpur, 16 in Pune, 10 in Nashik and three in Mumbai, among other places. (Read: Swine flu symptoms and signs you MUST be aware of!)

The state government has procured enough stock of Oseltamivir, commonly known as Tamiflu, and government hospitals across the state have been equipped with ventilators and `N95 masks' for H1N1 patients, he said. Meanwhile, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said that private hospitals had been asked to treat the swine flu patients free. (Read: 15 precautions every Indian should take to prevent swine flu)

With inputs from PTI

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