Swine flu infection rises to 604
The number of swine flu patients has risen to 604 in the country since the first case was detected on June 18, the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) confirmed yesterday.
Even two weeks back the number of patients was 372 and by now the pandemic has spread over 21 districts.
Though the cumulative effect of the flu resulted in increase in number of patients, it showed a downward trend, said IEDCR Director Prof Mahmudur Rahman at a press briefing. Three people died from H1N1 virus so far but in last 14 days, no death case has been observed, he added.
"The patients were suffering from mild syndrome and of the total, 14.7 percent patients needed to be kept under medical observations while the rest were treated at home confinement as their condition was not severe," Mahmudur Rahman claimed.
Of the total swine flu cases, 52.2 percent were affected in the capital. There was no mutation of the virus in last six months, experts said.
Following a meeting with education ministry, the government decided to initiate a teachers' training programme on how to identify and manage the infected students, which would begin from the middle of October.
Around 240 teachers of the capital will be brought to this programme by IEDCR, which will be extended gradually in other districts.
Australia, China, USA and UK have already received licence to manufacture the vaccine of swine flu and Bangladesh would get the vaccine by December through World Health Organisation, the government officials said.
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