Amid a rise in H3N2 influenza virus cases in Maharashtra, 32 patients were admitted in Mumbai of whom 4 have been diagnosed with H3N2 and the remaining 28 with H1N1.
In a letter to states/UTs, Union health secretary stressed the adherence to respiratory and hand hygiene to contain the transmission of these diseases.
The development comes as the world is still struggling to contain the COVID-19 pandemic that originated in China's Wuhan city last December.
One of the most prevalent and contagious viruses, H1N1 has three categories - A, B and C. While A and B categories need home care, category C requires immediate hospitalization and medical intervention as its symptoms and outcomes are extremely severe and could result in death.
These very hills of Himachal Pradesh were once known for their salubrious environment, clean air and water which attracted scores of ailing people to come and recover.
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