Archive · 26 Aug 2026
Rajasthan Minister Kirodi Lal Meena Hospitalized With Swine Flu
Rajasthan minister Kirodi Lal Meena has tested positive for swine flu.
He is being treated in the ICU at a hospital in Jaipur.
He was admitted late Tuesday night after his health became worse.
Doctors are following special rules for treating swine flu.
They have asked him not to meet visitors or family members.
The hospital sealed his bed to help prevent the infection from spreading.
A team of doctors is checking him and carrying out tests.
Rajasthan has reported more cases this year, but no swine flu deaths have been reported so far.
Rajasthan Agriculture Minister Kirodi Lal Meena tested positive for swine flu and was admitted to the ICU at Sawai Man Singh Hospital in Jaipur.
Meena was admitted late Tuesday night after his health deteriorated and the test report came back positive.
Doctors advised him not to meet visitors or family members, while the hospital sealed his ICU bed as a precaution.
A special medical team led by Dr Mahendra Agrawal is monitoring Meena under the swine flu treatment protocol.
Rajasthan recorded 129 swine flu cases in the first 15 days of August 2026, compared with 16 during the same period last year, with no deaths reported so far this year.
- Who
- Rajasthan Agriculture Minister Kirodi Lal Meena, with doctors and health officials overseeing his care.
- What
- Meena tested positive for swine flu and was admitted to a medical ICU.
- When
- He was admitted late Tuesday night; officials reported his condition on Wednesday. Rajasthan recorded 129 cases in the first 15 days of August 2026.
- Where
- Sawai Man Singh Hospital in Jaipur, Rajasthan.
- Why
- He was admitted for further treatment after testing positive, while precautions were taken to limit infection spread.
- Patient
- Kirodi Lal Meena, Rajasthan Agriculture Minister
- Diagnosis
- Swine flu, or H1N1 influenza
- Hospital
- Sawai Man Singh Hospital in Jaipur
- Admission
- Medical ICU, late Tuesday night
- Treatment
- Care is being provided under the swine flu protocol
- Medical team
- A special team supervised by Dr Mahendra Agrawal is monitoring Meena
- Rajasthan cases
- 129 cases were recorded during the first 15 days of August 2026, compared with 16 in the same period last year
- Reported deaths
- No deaths due to swine flu had been reported in Rajasthan this year
