With at least 2,598 people having tested positive for swine flu in the city this year and over 43 deaths taking place, the lack of safety measures at tertiary care hospitals (which provide specialised treatment and specialists) is a huge cause for concern.

A report in this newspaper stated that ambulance drivers have been ferrying H1N1-positive patients between the Kasturba, Sion, Nair and KEM hospitals, but nothing has been done to ensure that they do not catch the virus from the patients.