Union Health Minister JP Nadda had stressed the need for continued vigilance, stronger surveillance and early clinical management to prevent further spread.
Published: August 24, 2026, 11:01 AM IST
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New Delhi: Delhi health minister DrPankaj Kumar Singh will hold a meeting with municipal health officers (MHO) and officials of all government hospitals on Monday amid the rising swine flu cases in the national capitalThe minister also issued directions to chief district medical officers, district surveillance officers and hospitals on the screening, reporting, and monitoring of influenza-like illness (ILI) and severe acute respiratory infections (SARI) cases.
“Technical guidelines covering patient categorisation, treatment protocols, ventilatory management, masks and home care have already been circulatedHealthcare workers are being sensitised and trained on symptoms and follow-up protocols,” said one official.
It is important to note that Singh had earlier attended a review meeting chaired by Union minister for health and family welfare JP Nadda on FridayNadda had stressed the need for continued vigilance, stronger surveillance and early clinical management to prevent further spread.
Delhi records 1,777 H1N1 cases
The National Capital has recorded 2,392 influenza-A cases this yearOf this, H1N1 is the predominant subtype, accounting for 1,777 casesSpeaking to Hindustan Times, Singh said, “There is a definite rise in cases and several patients are presenting with high-graded fever, but…we have not received any reports yet of patients needing ICU or ventilator casesI can assure that there is no need to panic at all.”
He further said, “Delhi is fully prepared to deal with the present health situationThere is no shortage of beds, doctors, medicines or essential medical equipment, and every patient will receive timely and appropriate treatment.”
No new strain of H1N1, say ICMR sources as swine flu cases rise
No new strain of H1N1 has been identified and there is no cause for panic, sources at the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said on Sunday amid an increase in swine flu cases in Delhi and other parts of the countryThe Influenza strains currently circulating are “well matched with the vaccine strains recommended for the Northern Hemisphere”, they said.
Seasonal influenza, including H1N1, is mostly self-limitingCommon symptoms include fever, cough, headache and body ache, and most people recover with appropriate care and restHowever, young children, elderly persons and individuals with underlying medical conditions may be at greater risk of complications, the sources said.
The Influenza A (H1N1) pdm09 viruses currently circulating in the country belong to the A/Missouri/11/2025 (H1N1) pdm09-like virus strain, sources at ICMR said.
