Swine Flu is now spreading in Jammu and Kashmir. Aakanshi from Nanak Nagar locality in Jammu who was studying in Pune and had come home for the summer break has tested positive for swine flu, here. She is admitted to a government medical college hospital today.
She is the first confirmed swine flu patient in Jammu and Kashmir. Another patient tested negative and reports of four others are awaited from the National Institute of Communicable Diseases. Three of the four patients who have been tested study in Pune and Bangalore. One is a Border Security Force (BSF) soldier who returned from leave from his home in Uttar Pradesh.
Meanwhile, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said that there was no need to worry. The state would be ready to meet any eventuality.
