Tamil Nadu to talk to hospitals on swine flu

In the backdrop of a boy succumbing to A (H1N1), Tamil Nadu is meeting private hospitals to review the situation

August 10, 2009 02:07 pm | Updated November 17, 2021 06:56 am IST - CHENNAI:

Tamil Nadu Chief Secretary K.S.Sripathy will hold a meeting with private hospitals in the state on Monday evening to review the current situation in the State and advise them on protocols regarding identification and treatment of swine flu cases.

Three other persons who had been in contact with the boy who died on Monday morning, including his elder brother, have tested positive. They have already been started on Tamiflu, public health authorities say.

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