The chief medical officer (CMO) of Hamirpur suggested individuals to put on face masks and preserve distance from each other in order to remain protected amid rising H3N2 flu cases.
Addressing block medical officers (BMOs), medical officers and docs connected to group well being facilities at a workshop right here, CMO R Okay Agnihotri stated the cases of H3N2 flu are ‘growing quickly’ in the nation.
He instructed all of the BMOs and docs to extend COVID-19 sampling in their respective areas and monitor all cases of flu. H3N2 is an influenza virus that normally spreads from pigs to people. It additionally spreads from one individual to a different and its signs are much like these of the seasonal flu virus, Agnihotri stated.
Its signs embrace respiratory issues, fever, cough and sputum. Some sufferers may complain of physique ache, vomiting or diarrhea, he stated. Influenza is an infectious illness like COVID-19. People ought to avoid going to crowded locations, preserve ample distance from one another, use masks and take particular care of hand hygiene, he added.
The Centre had on March 11 requested all states and union territories to observe operational pointers for built-in surveillance of respiratory pathogens presenting as cases of influenza-like sickness (ILI) or extreme acute respiratory an infection (SARI). From January 2 to March 5, 451 cases of H3N2 had been reported in the nation, in accordance with Union well being ministry information. India has recorded two deaths as a result of seasonal influenza subtype H3N2, one every from Karnataka and Haryana, to this point.
(With inputs from PTI)
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