Overview
- This week Delhi has reported about 1,344–1,349 H1N1 infections for the season, roughly six times the cases in the same period last year.
- The Delhi health department says testing has been scaled up and government hospitals have set aside dedicated wards and rooms to handle steady daily caseloads.
- Clinicians say H1N1 often begins suddenly with high fever, dry cough, severe body aches and fatigue, and they list breathlessness, chest pain, confusion and low oxygen as warning signs that need urgent care.
- RT‑PCR is the definitive test for confirmation and doctors recommend starting the antiviral oseltamivir early, ideally within 48 hours, for high‑risk or moderate to severe cases.
- The precise reason for this year's spike is not yet known and is under study, so public‑health advice stresses vaccination, hand hygiene, masking in crowded places and staying home when sick to limit spread.