Dehradun, Oct 29(PTI) In a bid to help Uttarakhand combat the menace of the dreaded swine flu ahead of Kumbh scheduledto be held early next year, a central team would soon visit Haridwar and Rishikesh.
The central team is coming here after a letter by state
health authorities, in which they sought help regarding
preparations for setting up sample collection centres and
isolation wards in Mahakumbh area in view of swine flu menace,
as nearly 5 to 6 crore pilgrims are expected to attend it, Dr
Pankaj Jain, the nodal officer for the disease said.
The team from the Centre would comprise doctors from
AIIMS New Delhi and PGI Chandigarh, he said.
A total of four people died of swine flu, while 79 cases
have so far been confirmed for the disease in Uttarakhand. PTI
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