A family, which had recently visited Hong Kong, and another man who arrived from Dubai tested positive for Swine flu last night.
Three members of a family are among four new persons who have tested positive for swine flu in Goa where health authorities have set up an exclusive ventilator ward for such cases in state's apex Goa Medical College.
The family, which had recently visited Hong Kong, and another man who arrived here from Dubai tested positive for Swine flu last night. The cases were confirmed late last night by the officials of National Institute of Communicable Diseases, New Delhi, Dr Jose de Sa, state nodal officer for Swine flu monitoring programme, told PTI this morning.
With the addition of four cases, the toll in Goa has gone up to 11. De Sa said that though the formal confirmation on these four cases is awaited from NICD Delhi, all the patients are shifted to GMCs Swine flu treatment facility.
Their treatment had started the day their throat swab samples were sent for examination. Once we got the confirmation, they are shifted to GMC which is well-equipped to handle any medical emergency, he said. Gearing up to check the spread of the flu after a family tested positive for the virus, Health Minister Vishwajit Rane today announced construction of the special ventilator ward for swine flu patients in GMC.
Talking to PTI, he said the facility aims at segregating swine flu patients from rest so that the disease does not spread further. The health department has also called for an emergency meeting on Monday to discuss the arrangements vis-a-vis their plans to screen inter-state buses.
"We will take tour operators into confidence before initiating any steps. Notices would be put at inter-state bus stands and buses educating the passengers about swine flu symptoms and precautions to curb its spread," De sa, said.
Goa fears an increase in swine flu cases as the frequency of travellers plying between Pune to Goa and Mumbai to Goa will increase manifold during the forthcoming Ganesh Chaturthi festival. State health minister Rane during the recent Goa legislative assembly had announced the decision to screen the buses ferrying passengers from across the state borders.
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