J’khand Health Dept Sounds Alert After 8 Test Positive for Swine Flu
Officials ordered screening, isolation wards and daily monitoring after 8 of 11 samples tested positive for H1N1, the health department said.
- The Jharkhand Health Department sounded an alert on Saturday, August 29, 2026, after at least eight people tested positive for H1N1 influenza at the Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences .
- Officials examined 11 samples to confirm these cases, with testing facilities for H1N1 and H3N2 now available at RIMS and MGM, Jamshedpur.
- Instructions have been issued requiring hospitals to designate isolation wards with at least 10 beds and conduct mandatory screening for patients visiting OPDs with ILI and SARI symptoms.
- National Health Mission director Shashi Prakash Jha urged residents to treat fevers seriously, noting that children, the elderly, and pregnant women are most susceptible to infection.
- Daily monitoring under the Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme continues as H1N1 cases have been reported in Delhi, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, and Rajasthan.
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Jharkhand health department sounds alert after 8 persons tested positive for swine flu
In an advisory issued to all civil surgeons, medical colleges and district surveillance officials, the department asked them to remain vigilant, screen suspected cases and keep isolation wards ready at hospitals
Jkhand health dept sounds alert after 8 people test positive for swine flu - The Tribune
The Jharkhand health department on Saturday sounded an alert after at least eight people tested positive for H1N1 influenza, commonly known as swine flu, an official said.
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