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| Edited By: Vaishali Balajiwale |Source: DNA |Updated: Apr 11, 2012, 01:01 PM IST
Taking cognisance of the two deaths caused by swine flu in Nashik last week, the Nashik Municipal Corporation (NMC) has taken special measures to deal with any emergencies that may crop up on account of the H1N1 virus.
Medical superintendent Dr DB Patil informed mediapersons that six screening centres have been opened in the city.
The screening centres have come up at Dr Zakir Hussain Hospital at Dwarka, Bytco Hospital on Nashik Road, Indira Gandhi Hospital in Panchavati, Swami Samarth Hospital and Jijamata Maternity Home in Morwadi and Mico Maternity Hospital in Satpur. Four mobile squads have been set up to offer medical aid on the spot to patients.
A 16-bed isolation ward has been set up the civic body-run Dr Zakir Hussain Hospital that will have a physician, two pediatricians, three anesthetists and nursing staff working round the clock. The ward is also equipped with three ventilators and a central oxygen system.
A total of 47 patients have undergone screening for swine flu at the screening centres of the corporation. Around 43 suspected patients were treated with Tamiflu tablets. One patient has been admitted to Dr Zakir Hussain Hospital and reports of his swab test are awaited, Dr Patil stated.
A total of 11 patients were admitted to the district civil hospital since April 1, out of which 8 are from municipality limits.
