th-old child as well as an American tourist are also under observation at the hospital.Reports say five persons were admitted to Delhi's Ram Manohar Lohia hospital. While a few have already been discharged, the hospital has not confirmed the Swine flu infection for the man from Ghaziabad as well as the tourist from UK, which would take another 24 hours. "The man was subjected to screening for swine flu symptoms at the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) and found to have a running nose, cough and throat irritation. He was admitted to the isolation ward of the hospital. We have collected his clinical samples and they have been forwarded to the laboratory for tests," RML's medical superintendent N K Chaturvedi was quoted by news agencies as saying. Meanwhile, the Government is trying to locate 2,000 people who have travelled to India from Mexico in the last few days. The Health Ministry feels that going by their travel itinerary, these are people who are likely to be infected. And although WHO has confirmed that the H1N1 A influenza is a respiratory infection that is not spread by eating pork, several luxury hotels and restaurants are not taking chances. Delicacies like pork chops, spare ribs, bacon and sausages will remain off the menu until the flu fear subsides. WHO has also said that the virus does not pass through food cooked above 70 degrees Celsius, or cold meat that is frozen below 20 degrees Celsius. According to the World Health Organisation, about 365 people across the world have been afflicted with the deadly flu.Source : ibnlive.in.com/news/swine-flu-scare-in-india-2-under-observation/91610-17.html
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