Swine flu is rapidly spreading in Karachi as two more patients died due to the disease on Saturday. Keeping in view the alarming situation, the health ministry stated that awareness campaign would be soon launched to combat the disease. The ministry has further directed the patients to take precautionary measures and cover mouth and nose while sneezing.
In 2009-10, the H1N1 swine flu pandemic spread from central Mexico to 74 other countries including India, killing an estimated 284,000 people, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. More than 2,700 died in India of swine flu during May 2009 and December 2010. Last year, India recorded 218 swine flu-related deaths and 937 cases.