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Special ward at Puttaparthi Hospital for Swine Flu.
Express News Service : 14 Aug 2009
03:40:00 AM IST
ANANTAPUR: The State Government has directed the district administration to take steps to prevent
the spread of Swine Flu.
 PUTTAPARTHI: Meanwhile, a separate ward to treat people affected by swine flu has been set up in
the superspeciality hospital in Puttaparti, it is reliably learnt. The hospital management has
written
to the district medical and health department requesting it grant permisssion for the special ward
besides placing an indent for medicines.
Puttaparthi is on a high alert as a large number of foreigners visit the Prasanti Nilayam for
darshan
of Satya Saibaba. An emergency meeting was conducted yesterday to discuss the steps to be taken in
the event of detection of some positive cases.
Source - http://www.expressbuzz.com/
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Prevent spread of virus in Religious places: Govt
STAFF WRITER 22:12 HRS IST
Hyderabad, Aug 13 (PTI) The Andhra Pradesh government has stepped up vigil to
prevent any spread of Swine flu in the popular religious places of Tirupati and Puttaparthi in the
state.
Principal Secretary (Health) L V Subrahmanyam told reporters today that the government
has issued instructions to the officials to check the spread of the virus at Tirupati and
Puttaparthi,
the abode of Satya Sai Baba, where massive congregation of devotees take place.
Government hospitals in Tirupati have been equipped to admit patients, while efforts have also
been initiated to prevent the spread of the influenza at Puttaparthi, where large number of foreign
devotees visit, he said.
Source - http://www.ptinews.com/news/228752_Prevent-spread-of-virus-in-religious-places--Govt |
