Delhi Government Prepares to Fight Swine Flu Outbreak: Health Minister

In an effort to be prepared to fight swine flu outbreak, the Delhi government has directed hospitals to double the number of beds.

This was decided in a meeting chaired by Health Minister Satyendra Jain.

Jain has directed that isolated wards in hospitals must be kept in a state of readiness and number of beds should be doubled than last year, said an official.

The minister has directed the officials to be present in the review meetings at a regular basis, given reports that swine flu cases have been reported in some parts of the country.

Source: IANS

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