Another Barnala resident dies of swine flu
Shariq Majeed
Tribune News Service

Barnala, January 9
A 24-year-old farmer from Rude Ke Khurd in Tapa area of Barnala today morning died of swine flu at PGI Chandigarh taking the count to two in last three days. Sources said that Gurvinder Singh (24), son of Sukhdev Singh, was admitted to the institute eight days ago.

Sources added that Gurvinder had gone to Sunam to sell his farm produce and after he returned from there he complained of cough, cold and fever.

They added family members of the deceased had shown him to a doctor at a private clinic in Rampura area who seeing his condition referred him to PGI Chandigarh.

Sources further said that five days ago doctors at PGI reportedly confirmed that Gurvinder had swine flu infection.

Relatives of the deceased meanwhile shifted his dead body from Chandigarh and cremated it in his native place.

Confirming the death of Gurvinder Singh because of swine flu, Chief Medical Officer, Barnala, Dr Chander Mohan said that a team of doctors had already given medicine to the persons including the family members, relatives and people who came in contact with the deceased. He added that health authorities are making all efforts to create awareness among the local populace about swine flu and preventive measures from the disease.

On January 6, an aged tea stall owner of Qilla Muhalla in Barnala had fallen prey to the H1N1 virus at Dayanand Medical College in Ludhiana.