Archive · 24 Aug 2026
Delhi Reviews H1N1 Preparedness as Influenza Cases Rise
Delhi officials are meeting because more people are getting influenza, including H1N1, which is also called swine flu.
Health Minister Dr Pankaj Singh will lead the meeting.
Officials will discuss how hospitals and health workers can prepare.
They will also talk about dengue, malaria and chikungunya, which can spread more during the monsoon.
Delhi reported 114 new H1N1 cases on August 20.
The city has recorded 1,777 H1N1 cases in 2026.
Safdarjung Hospital says it has medicines and treatment facilities ready.
People can help reduce spread by washing their hands, covering coughs and avoiding close contact with sick people.
Delhi Health Minister Dr Pankaj Singh called a high-level meeting on H1N1 and vector-borne disease preparedness.
The meeting is scheduled for 2 p.m. at the Delhi Secretariat with senior Health Department officials.
Officials will review hospital preparedness, surveillance and measures against swine flu, dengue, malaria and chikungunya.
Delhi recorded 114 fresh H1N1 cases among 159 new influenza cases on August 20.
The 2026 totals reached 1,777 H1N1 cases and 2,602 influenza cases, including Influenza A and B.
- Who
- Delhi Health Minister Dr Pankaj Singh, senior Health Department officials and Safdarjung Hospital.
- What
- A high-level meeting will review preparedness and disease-control measures as H1N1 and other influenza cases rise.
- When
- The meeting is scheduled for Monday at 2 p.m.; Delhi reported the latest case figures on August 20.
- Where
- The meeting will take place at the Delhi Secretariat in New Delhi, while the cases concern Delhi.
- Why
- To assess the current disease situation, strengthen surveillance and prepare hospitals and the Health Department for a possible rise in cases during the monsoon.
- Fresh influenza cases
- 159 cases were recorded in Delhi on August 20, including 114 H1N1 cases.
- 2026 H1N1 tally
- 1,777 cases.
- 2026 Influenza A tally
- 2,392 cases.
- 2026 Influenza B tally
- 210 cases, including four reported on August 20.
- Total 2026 influenza cases
- 2,602 cases in Delhi.
- Meeting location
- Delhi Secretariat.
- Hospital readiness
- Safdarjung Hospital said medicines, treatment facilities and supportive care are available for patients.