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Tue, 08/04/2009 - 19:00
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Health Ministry to review guidleines on swine flu

New Delhi, Aug 4 (PTI) Grappling with the threat of swine
flu after the country recorded its first death caused by the
virus, the Health Ministry will Tuesday hold a high-level
meeting to review the guidelines to contain its spread.

The meeting, which would be chaired by Health Minister
Ghulam Nabi Azad, would be attended by Health Secretary Naresh
Dayal, Secretary Health Research VN Katoch and DGHS RK
Srivastva, health ministry sources said.

The sources said that the minister has also asked the
DGHS to prepare a fresh set of guidelines for dealing with
swine flu across the country.

Monday, the country registered its first swine flu death
after a 14-year-old school girl from Pune fell victim to the
virus, a week after she was admitted to a private hospital
with symptoms of the disease. PTI

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