Three doctors of Osmania General Hospital were found infected with the H1N1 virus in Telangana. The latest death was reported on Wednesday after a 55-year-old woman from Tolichowki area of Hyderabad died at Gandhi Hospital. Another suspected case of swine flu died in Osmania Hospital. The woman was admitted in a critical condition, doctors said.
Hyderabad, Ranga Reddy and Mahbubnagar have recorded a total of 19 swine flu deaths and another 173 people were found infected with the virus over the last one month which triggers a wave of anxiety and fear among the masses. Only 20 to 30 affected people were undergoing treatment in hospitals while others were treated and discharged, Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao told the media after reviewing the situation with officials.
A team of experts from Delhi including officials from National Centre for Disease Control deputed by the Union Government on Thursday visited Gandhi Hospital and Osmania Hospital of Hyderabad and assessed the preparedness of the two institutions to deal with the swine flu cases.