India’s swine flu toll touches 553
November 21st, 2009 - 10:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 21 (IANS) As many as 10 swine flu deaths were reported Saturday in the country, including four in Maharashtra alone, taking the toll in India to 553, health department ... Read more...
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India’s swine flu toll rises to 530
November 17th, 2009 - 11:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) Four swine flu deaths were reported in India Tuesday, taking the toll due to the Influenza A (H1N1) virus to 530, health department officials said here.
One death ... Read more...
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Three deaths take India’s swine flu toll to 526
November 16th, 2009 - 10:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 16 (IANS) Three swine flu deaths were reported Monday, taking the total toll due to Influenza A (H1N1) virus to 526 in India, health authorities said here.
At least 139 ... Read more...
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India’s swine flu toll touches 485
November 8th, 2009 - 8:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) One swine flu death was reported Sunday, taking the total toll due to Influenza A (H1N1) virus in India to 485, health authorities said here.
Also, 71 new ... Read more...
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Three swine flu deaths take India’s toll to 484
November 7th, 2009 - 10:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 7 (IANS) Three swine flu deaths, including two in Kerala, were reported Saturday, taking the toll due to Influenza A (H1N1) virus in India to 484, health authorities said ... Read more...
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Three swine flu deaths take India’s toll to 489
November 6th, 2009 - 11:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 6 (IANS) Three swine flu deaths were reported in the country Friday, taking the toll to 489, health authorities said here.
Apart from two in Kerala, one death was reported ... Read more...
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India developing own influenza vaccine for first time: Azad
November 6th, 2009 - 7:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 6 (IANS) An influenza vaccine is for the first time being developed in India that would be effective against the swine flu pandemic, Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said ... Read more...
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Swine flu, economic downturn hit tourist arrivals: Selja
November 4th, 2009 - 9:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 4 (IANS) Swine flu and the economic downturn impacted foreign tourist arrivals in India for a while, but it is picking up again, Tourism Minister Kumari Selja said here ... Read more...
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Six swine flu deaths in India raise toll to 463
October 29th, 2009 - 10:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 29 (IANS) Six swine flu deaths, including five in Karnataka alone, were recorded Thursday, taking the total toll due to the Influenza A (H1N1) virus to 463 in India, ... Read more...
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Six swine flu deaths take India’s toll to 457
October 28th, 2009 - 11:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 28 (IANS) Six swine flu deaths, including four from Puducherry, were reported Wednesday, taking the toll due to Influenza A (H1N1) virus in India to 457, health authorities said ... Read more...
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Three swine flu deaths take India’s toll to 447
October 26th, 2009 - 10:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 26 (IANS) Three swine flu deaths, including two in Maharashtra, were reported Monday, taking the total number of Influenza A (H1N1) virus deaths in the country to 447, ... Read more...
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13 new swine flu deaths take India’s toll to 444
October 25th, 2009 - 9:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 25 (IANS) Thirteen new swine flu deaths were reported Sunday, taking the total toll in India due to Influenza A(H1N1) virus to 444, health authorities said here.
For the first ... Read more...
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Four swine flu deaths take India’s toll to 431 (Lead)
October 22nd, 2009 - 11:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 22 (IANS) Four swine flu deaths were reported in India Thursday, taking the toll due to Influenza A (H1N1) virus to 431.
Also, 112 new cases were reported in the ... Read more...
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Five swine flu deaths take India’s toll to 420
October 20th, 2009 - 11:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 20 (IANS) Five swine flu deaths were reported in India Tuesday, taking the toll due to Influenza A (H1N1) virus to 420, health authorities said here.
Also, 89 new cases ... Read more...
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India’s swine flu toll crosses 400
October 15th, 2009 - 10:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 15 (IANS) Six swine flu deaths, including three from Maharashtra, took the total of India's swine flu deaths to 405 Thursday, health ministry said.
Besides Maharashtra, two deaths were reported ... Read more...
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First time in 2 months no swine flu deaths
October 12th, 2009 - 9:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) For the first time in two months, India reported no swine flu deaths, health authorities said Monday.
But 169 new cases were reported from the country, taking the ... Read more...
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India’s swine flu death rises to 359 (Roundup)
October 6th, 2009 - 9:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) Eight swine flu deaths, including four in Maharashtra, were reported Tuesday, taking India's toll to 359, health authorities said here.
Also, 185 people were affected with the flu, ... Read more...
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Four swine flu deaths in Maharashtra, India toll 344
October 4th, 2009 - 10:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANS) Four new swine flu deaths, all of them from Maharashtra, were reported Sunday, taking the country's toll due to the contagious virus to 344, the union ... Read more...
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Six deaths take India’s swine flu toll to 335
October 2nd, 2009 - 10:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IANS) Six swine flu deaths were reported Friday, taking India's deaths from the contagious virus to 335, the union health ministry said.
Of the latest deaths, two each were ... Read more...
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India’s swine flu toll jumps to 329
October 1st, 2009 - 10:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) Thirteen swine flu deaths, 10 in Maharashtra alone, were reported Thursday in the country, taking the total toll to 329, health authorities said here.
Also, a record 142 ... Read more...
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Seven swine flu deaths take India’s toll to 316 (Roundup)
September 30th, 2009 - 10:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 30 (IANS) Seven swine flu deaths, including four in Karnataka, were reported Wednesday, taking India's total toll to 316, health authorities said here.
Also, 197 new influenza A (H1N1) cases ... Read more...
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Two more swine flu deaths in Delhi, toll 13
September 30th, 2009 - 10:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 30 (IANS) At least two people succumbed to influenza A (H1N1) in Delhi Wednesday, taking the death toll in the capital to 13, health authorities said.
While one person died ... Read more...
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Six deaths in India take swine flu toll to 309
September 29th, 2009 - 9:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 29 (IANS) Six swine flu deaths, including two in Maharashtra, were reported Tuesday, taking India's toll due to the influenza A (H1N1) virus to 309, health authorities said here.
The ... Read more...
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5 more succumb to swine flu, including 12-year-old Chandigarh girl
September 28th, 2009 - 10:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) Five swine flu deaths including the first in Chandigarh were reported Monday taking the total death toll due to the Influenza A (H1N1) virus in India ... Read more...
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13 swine flu deaths take India’s toll to 277 (Roundup)
September 24th, 2009 - 10:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 24 (IANS) Thirteen swine flu deaths, including five in Andhra Pradesh, took the toll in the country Thursday due to Influenza A (H1N1) to 277, health officials said here.
Meanwhile, ... Read more...
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Two more die of swine flu, India toll 264 (Roundup)
September 23rd, 2009 - 9:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 23 (IANS) Two more people died of swine flu Wednesday, taking India's death toll from the contagious virus to 264, the health ministry said.
While one person died in Ahmednagar ... Read more...
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17 swine flu deaths take India’s toll to 257
September 21st, 2009 - 8:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 21 (IANS) Seventeen swine flu deaths, ten of them in Karnataka alone, were reported Monday, taking the total toll due to Influenza A (H1N1) virus to 257 in India, ... Read more...
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Five swine flu deaths take India’s toll to 238
September 19th, 2009 - 10:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) At least five people died of swine flu Saturday, taking India's influenza A (H1N1) toll to 238, health authorities said.
Four deaths were in Maharashtra that leads the ... Read more...
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Delhi orders probe into Tamiflu misuse in school
September 19th, 2009 - 9:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) The Delhi government Saturday ordered a probe into the alleged misuse of the swine flue medicine Tamiflu by a leading private school.
"There was a report on misuse ... Read more...
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Chandigarh schools get special instructions to tackle swine flu
September 19th, 2009 - 2:39 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Sep 19 (IANS) The health department has issued special instructions to school managements here after positive cases of influenza A (H1N1) virus were detected among students of two leading schools.
"Depending on ... Read more...
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13 people die of swine flu in India, toll now 233 (Roundup)
September 18th, 2009 - 10:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 18 (IANS) A record 13 swine flu deaths, including eight in Maharashtra, were reported Friday, taking India's influenza A (H1N1) toll to 233, health authorities said.
Moreover, a record 372 ... Read more...
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India allows ‘restricted sale’ of Tamiflu
September 14th, 2009 - 11:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) India Monday decided to allow "restricted sale" of Tamiflu in open market to combat the spread of swine flu that has claimed more than 190 lives, health ... Read more...
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Nine more swine flu deaths push India’s toll to 154
September 10th, 2009 - 10:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) Nine more people - five in Maharashtra and four in Karnataka - died of swine flu in India Thursday, taking the toll from the virus in ... Read more...
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Swine flu kills nine more, India toll 75 (Roundup)
August 26th, 2009 - 10:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) Nine more people succumbed to influenza A (H1N1) virus Wednesday, taking the total number of swine flu deaths in the country since Aug 3 to 75.
Five ... Read more...
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What swine flu? We have bigger problems, say Delhi’s poor
August 14th, 2009 - 5:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS) Swine flu doesn't scare them. For the capital's slum dwellers, who perennially fight flu, the new contagious virus is just another disease.
"What swine flu? We face greater ... Read more...
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