Panic grips Mamun Cantt as Sq leader catches swine flu
January, 28 2013 - 19:17
By Sukhwinder Malhi-
PATHANKOT: Panic gripped Mamun Cantonment base near here on Monday when a suadron leader was found swine flu positive. He has been admitted to Command Hosital at ChandiMandir cantonment near Chandigarh.
Dr Sucha Ram, Pathankot civil Hospital, said, while Squadron leader Rahul Garg (40), who hails from West Bengal had been on training in Patiala on january 14 , from where he suspected to have got swine
flu, tests on other Army jawans who have been in his contact were being conducted.
flu, tests on other Army jawans who have been in his contact were being conducted.
Dr Ram said while the condition of Garg was citical but stable, three other suspected swine flu patients were identfied in Pathankot but their medical report said they were found swine flu negativwe.
He said, while there has been no swine flu pateint identfied in the district so far, Garg is suspected to have got the desase during his training at Patiala.
H said while an isolation ward has been set up at Pathankot civil hospital for treatment of such patients, an awareness dribve has been launched in the city to educate people about swine flu.
