In the wake of rising H3N2 cases, the health authorities in Uttar Pradesh are on their toes. The state government has also issued detailed guidelines, asking officials to be vigilant about influenza-like illnesses. Moreover, all medical facilities are on alert in view of rising cases of the H3N2 virus in the state. Besides, a separate nodal officer will soon be nominated to keep an eye on every district.

H3N2 Update: Uttar Pradesh on Alert

A 10-bed isolation ward will be set up in every district hospital.

• OPD will also have a separate room for patients suspected of influenza so that they can be prevented from coming in contact with other patients.
• Special vigilance will be in place for children, the elderly and those with serious illnesses.
• Health officials have asked people to start wearing masks in public places in order to save themselves from the virus.

H3N2: Is The Situation Alarming in UP?

Speaking to a news agency, a spokesman asserted that the situation in UP was not alarming, care was being taken because the number of people infected with the virus is increasing in the state. In the past 24 hours, eight children suffering from pneumonitis have been admitted to the hospital in Kanpur. Children have been admitted to the PICU built in the maternity block of Hallet Hospital. The PICU has been opened due to the admission of more children than the capacity in the maternity block 100-bed paediatrics. All children are complaining of difficulty breathing with high fever. In Barabanki, the number of patients with symptoms of influenza H3N2 is increasing. Patients have been admitted on 230 beds from the district hospital to the Covid ward set up in the CHC.