One case of swine flu was reported in Himachal on Wednesday following which the State Government swung into action to make adequate arrangements to deal with the influenza. The Government is fully geared up and adequate arrangements have been made to deal with the swine flu, said a Himachal Government spokesperson.
He said one case was detected in Kangra district. The patient is undergoing treatment at the Dr Rajendra Prashad Government Medical College in Tanda town in Kangra district and her condition is improving. The spokesperson added that instructions have been issued to all the hospitals in the state to treat patients having symptoms of H1N1 or swine flu on priority. The swine flu has claimed 23 lives in Punjab and Haryana this winter. In Haryana, 11 persons have succumbed to swine flu while the deaths reported from Punjab are 12 so far.