Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij on Monday said that free vaccine would be given to employees and doctors in hospitals across the state, who are engaged in treatment of severe diseases such as Swine Flu, to ensure their safety from such diseases.
Vij said that the State Government is committed towards ensuring good health and safety of people. Therefore, decision to this effect has been taken and directions have been issued to Director General Health Department for immediate implementation of this decision, he said.
He also said that there is information that eight patients suffering from Swine Flu had died during treatment in private hospitals, but no death has been registered in government hospitals.
The Health Minister said that about 150 cases of Swine Flu have been registered in districts of the state adjoining borders with neighbouring states namely Rajasthan, Delhi and Punjab.
Vij directed all government hospitals to make arrangements of adequate amount of medicines, diagnosis equipment and other facilities so that the disease could be stopped from spreading.