CHENNAI: A day after the number of people affected with swine flu in the state hit 50, the health department has sent out speedy assurances that none of them are in mortal danger. According to director of Public Health Porkai Pandian, all the cases had been diagnosed and the treatment administered with practised ease. As all health workers, doctors and others in the healthcare industry have been immunized against AH1N1 virus, the risk of secondary infection was very low, he said.Meanwhile, though the number of cases have increased over the last two weeks, the onset of the symptoms and its severity are much lower than what the state saw during the 2009-10 season. In fact, apart from the one farmer who succumbed to the disease, no one has shown signs of the disease worsening.The Health Department and Corporation meanwhile have taken a strong stand on private hospitals and labs reporting suspicious cases as soon as possible. In the event of cases being unreported or treated without a channel of information reaching the DPH, stringent action has been threatened.
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