Archive · 23 Aug 2026
Cancer Survivor Recovers From H1N1 Amid Delhi Surge
Tabarigum is a 30-year-old man being treated for blood cancer.
Chemotherapy helped his cancer treatment but made it harder for his body to fight infections.
He then caught H1N1, a virus also called swine flu.
His fever and cough became so severe that he could not finish a sentence.
Doctors kept him in an isolation room and gave him a small amount of oxygen.
He has now recovered and left the hospital.
Doctors say people with weak immune systems can become much sicker from influenza.
They should contact their medical team quickly if they develop a fever, cough, or breathing problems.
Tabarigum, a 30-year-old leukemia patient, tested positive for H1N1 during a chemotherapy follow-up at Apollo Hospital.
Chemotherapy had severely weakened his immune system, and he had very low leukocyte and neutrophil counts.
Delhi recorded 1,777 H1N1 cases this year, including 114 fresh cases on August 20.
Tabarigum required minimal oxygen support and five days in isolation before making a full recovery.
Doctors advise immunocompromised patients to seek prompt medical assessment, consider early antivirals, and discuss vaccination with their doctors.
- Who
- Tabarigum, a 30-year-old patient receiving chemotherapy for acute myeloid leukaemia, was treated by doctors at Apollo Hospital.
- What
- He developed H1N1 influenza during cancer treatment but recovered after hospital care.
- When
- He arrived at the hospital on August 18; Delhi reported 114 fresh H1N1 cases on August 20.
- Where
- Apollo Hospital in Jasola, Delhi; Tabarigum is returning to Arunachal Pradesh.
- Why
- Chemotherapy had weakened his immune system, increasing his risk of severe influenza complications.
- Patient
- Tabarigum, 30, undergoing treatment for acute myeloid leukaemia
- Hospital admission
- August 18 at Apollo Hospital in Jasola
- Delhi H1N1 cases
- 1,777 cases recorded this year
- Fresh cases
- 114 reported on August 20
- Total Influenza-A infections
- 2,392 recorded in Delhi
- Treatment course
- Minimal oxygen support and five days in isolation
- Recovery
- Fully recovered and discharged