NEW DELHI: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Friday raised concern over the “alarmingly high” number of swine flu cases in the capital and urged the Delhi government to proactively spread public awareness to help curb infections.AAP Delhi president Saurabh Bharadwaj claimed that several people across the city were suffering from flu-like symptoms, according to news agency PTI.“Across Delhi, an alarmingly high number of people, especially school-going children, are suffering from high-grade fever, cough and flu-like symptoms. Some say it’s H1N1,” Bharadwaj said in a post on X.“I don’t see serious efforts by the government in this regard,” he alleged, asserting that the government should spread awareness and ensure the availability of medicines at hospitals and dispensaries.“To my understanding, it is highly contagious and spreading like corona. Once a family member gets it, almost everyone gets sick in turn,” Bharadwaj said.Delhi has reported 1,777 cases of swine flu so far this year.Earlier on Friday, Delhi health minister Pankaj Kumar Singh and representatives of the health department met union health minister J P Nadda and senior officials of the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to review the swine flu situation in the capital.According to medical practitioners, H1N1 infection, commonly known as swine flu, usually presents with symptoms including fever, cough, sore throat, headache, body aches and fatigue. People with persistent high fever, breathing difficulty, chest pain, confusion or worsening symptoms are advised to seek medical attention promptly.
