Thank god, I didn’t have swine flu

Says CEC employee Anurag Kumar Sinha, 25, the first suspected swine flu patient in Delhi. He recollects his harrowing experience of 10 days before he was declared out-of-danger

Thank god, I didn't have swine flu

Says CEC employee Anurag Kumar Sinha, 25, the first suspected swine flu patient in Delhi. He recollects his harrowing experience of 10 days before he was declared out-of-danger

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Out of danger: Anurag Kumar Sinha, the first suspected swine flu patient in Delhi

April 19:

April 19 to April 30: Soon after reaching Delhi, I realised I had fever and all my symptoms were similar to that of swine flu. I immediately went to All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) but the doctors there were clueless.

Then I visited private hospitals like Max and Apollo but doctors there too were not able to diagnose my ailment. Finally, a local physician referred me to Dr Ram Manohar Lohia (RML) Hospital, the nodal swine flu centre in Delhi. But doctors at RML sent me back to the airport for check-up. I argued with them but couldn't understand why I was sent to the airport.

I took the Metro on my way to IGI but officials there did not entertain me. They sent me back to RML.

May 1: Finally, I was admitted at RML.

However, during this period my condition had deteriorated and I was scared that I had infected many others with whom I had come in contact with.

I was so frightened; I didn't even inform my parents who stay with me in my rented accommodation at Indirapuram in Ghaziabad. I didn't want to create panic.

May 3: After two days of tests and being under observation it was diagnosed that I was not suffering from swine flue. I was discharged from RML.

But what if I had been infected with swine flu?
For 10 days I travelled all over Delhi using public transport, I could have infected hundreds.
There should be more centres to check the flu. There are no centres in Noida, Ghaziabad and Gurgaon.

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