Valley faces shortage of Tamilflu, sufficient stocks in Jammu
SRINAGAR: At least 13 new patients tested positive for swine flu in the Kashmir Valley on Saturday taking the total number of people affected by the deadly H1N1 virus in the state to 120, according to official figures. Unofficial accounts suggest a much larger number of people, affected by the virus, roaming freely with potential of spreading it further. Five people have lost their lives due to the swine flu in the state so far.
According to the Medical Superintendent SKIMS Dr Farooq Jan, 13 new patients tested positive on Saturday taking the total number of people affected with H1N1 virus to 109 in the Kashmir valley. One female patient is on ventilator while six patients out of 11 who were tested positive on Friday have been discharged after the treatment. Rest of the seven patients have been admitted in the isolation ward of the hospital, Dr Jan said.
On the reports of shortage of Tamilflu tablets in the SKIMS, he said, There is no shortage as of now as we had requisitioned six thousand tablets from the outside state and three thousand have already reached Srinagar. However, the tablets have not reached to SKIMS yet, he said.
He also disclosed that the testing facility for swine flu wasnt available in any hospital or nursing home in Kashmir valley except SKIMS. He also advised the people to take precautions.
Dr Jan also said that they havent established yet whether any of 109 people who have been tested positive of H1N1 are from outside state. It would be premature to say whether the H1N1 virus has spread due to influx of people from outside of the state, he said.
Meanwhile, Director Health Service Jammu Dr B S Pathania said that five people have tested positive in Jammu region so far. We had sent 37 samples to outside state for tests out of which five have tested positive, he said.
Dr Pathania said that there was no shortage of Tamilflu tablets in Jammu region.
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