In view of the rise in cases of H1N1 or swine flu, health experts have urged the government to put a cap on the price for testing the same at laboratories, like the step taken during the Covid-19 pandemic, so that it becomes affordable for the general public. They also suggested keeping isolation centres for suspected cases of highly infectious patients who may require ICU support. Over the past two months, Mumbai has seen 64 cases of swine flu including 62 in July, while Maharashtra reported 142 cases and seven deaths. 

Amid Covid-19 and the detection of monkeypox cases in our country, we need to be alert and ramp up our facilities and surveillance for H1N1 too,” said Dr Wiqar Shaikh, professor of Medicine at Grant Medical College and Sir JJ Group of Hospitals.