Army officer from WB being treated for swine flu

An Army officer from West Bengal is undergoing treatment for swine flu at Military Hospital in nearby Wellington.

The officer, Haneef Khan, had come to this tourist town with NCC cadets for trekking expedition and he had shown symptoms of swine flu such as throat pain and cough and was admitted to the Cantonment Hospital, hospital officials said.

As his swab sent to Coimbatore Medical College Hospital tested positive last night, he was brought and admitted to Military hospital, they said, adding that his condition was stable.