Congress to hold Swine flu awareness camp in Delhi

Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee chief Ajay Maken on Tuesday promised to hold a three-day awareness campaign for swine flu in the capital starting from tomorrow.

"We want to help the government to fight against swine flu. We have called upon our MLA candidates, corporation candidates and former district presidents for our support as well," Maken said.

"The Congress workers are really enthusiastic to work. In the coming days, Congress will talk about social issues of common people. We are not just here to criticize the government instead we will give our contribution," he added.

Fifty-five more deaths due to swine flu were reported across the country yesterday, taking the total death toll to 1,370.

As per reports, about 25,000 people have tested positive for the H1N1 virus till now.

Symptoms for swine flu include high fever, headache, muscle pain, diarrhea, vomiting, stomach pain and internal and external bleeding.