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City Govt blames techies for H1N1 surge
Posted On Sunday, September 13, 2009 at 12:40:26 AM
With the H1N1 virus claiming 53 lives in Karnataka, the state authorities are blaming frequently travelling IT professionals and pollution in cities like Bangalore for the surge in swine flu cases.
?We are trying our best to control it. But look at the pollution level in cities like Bangalore - it is compounding the problem of swine flu,? Karnataka principal secretary (Health) I R Perumal said.
?Pollution and less precaution on the part of IT people have worsened the situation. IT people travel a lot and during the initial days they hardly took any precaution,? said Perumal.
In terms of swine flu fatalities, Karnataka is second only to Maharashtra, which has seen 72 deaths from the disease so far.
The health secretary said even companies like Infosys had failed to do their duty in helping people take precaution against the disease, which has affected nearly 700 people in the state.
?They have become conscious, but initially none of these IT guys, even Infosys, took the required precaution. I have information that now they have started conducting regular health checkups of employees,? he added.
He said pollution in Bangalore is increasing respiratory diseases there are hundreds of cases of pneumonia in the state. Health experts have said people with respiratory problems and pneumonia are at high risk at a time when the H1N1 infection is spreading fast.
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Posted On Sunday, September 13, 2009 at 12:40:26 AM
With the H1N1 virus claiming 53 lives in Karnataka, the state authorities are blaming frequently travelling IT professionals and pollution in cities like Bangalore for the surge in swine flu cases.
?We are trying our best to control it. But look at the pollution level in cities like Bangalore - it is compounding the problem of swine flu,? Karnataka principal secretary (Health) I R Perumal said.
?Pollution and less precaution on the part of IT people have worsened the situation. IT people travel a lot and during the initial days they hardly took any precaution,? said Perumal.
In terms of swine flu fatalities, Karnataka is second only to Maharashtra, which has seen 72 deaths from the disease so far.
The health secretary said even companies like Infosys had failed to do their duty in helping people take precaution against the disease, which has affected nearly 700 people in the state.
?They have become conscious, but initially none of these IT guys, even Infosys, took the required precaution. I have information that now they have started conducting regular health checkups of employees,? he added.
He said pollution in Bangalore is increasing respiratory diseases there are hundreds of cases of pneumonia in the state. Health experts have said people with respiratory problems and pneumonia are at high risk at a time when the H1N1 infection is spreading fast.
http://www.bangaloremirror.com/inde...0&contentid=200909132009091300402650052623c62
