Kanpur: The city health department has sounded an alert over swine flu (H1N1) amid a rise in cases in Delhi, with chief medical officer (CMO) Dr Haridatt Nemi directing all hospitals to remain vigilant.Special wards with five beds each have been set up at all community health centres, while Kanshiram Chikitsalaya and KPM Hospital have been allotted 10 beds each. Ursala Hospital has been allocated 20 beds and Lala Lajpat Rai Hospital 30 beds.The CMO said 200 doses of the swine flu vaccine had been secured as a precautionary measure and would be administered to seriously ill patients.Nemi said swine flu affects the nose, throat and lungs. While the infection is generally mild among healthy individuals, the elderly, children, pregnant women and people with diabetes, heart disease, lung ailments or other serious health conditions are at greater risk due to weakened immunity.
