District In-charge Minister U T Khader has directed the district health officer (DHO) to ensure sufficient stock of medicines to treat H1N1 patients at primary health centres and taluk hospitals in the district.  Chairing a meeting here, Khader said that the treatment for suspected H1N1 cases should begin immediately without waiting for the results of H1N1 tests.

Earlier, DHO Dr Ramakrishna Rao said that 56 persons had been tested positive for H1N1 in Dakshina Kannada district, including 43 in Mangaluru taluk, 7 in Bantwal, 2 in Puttur, and 4 in Belthangady. A total of 484 samples were tested for H1N1 in the district. Out of 56 cases, 46 patients have been cured and five are undergoing treatment, he explained.