<p>The Goa government has alerted all its health officers to keep a watch on Swine Flu symptoms among patients following the outbreak of H1N1 virus in neighbouring Maharashtra.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The Directorate of Health Services has issued circular to all the primary and community health centres, district hospitals and Goa medical college to monitor the patients who arrive with Flu.<br /><br />Rajananda Desai, Director of Health Services, told reporters that an advertisement has also been released about symptoms of the deadly viral infection.<br /><br />Goa has two district hospitals, 19 Primary Health Centres, six community health centres, and four urban health centres.<br /><br />"A Common circular is issued to all the medical officers," he said.<br /><br />Several cases of Swine Flu have been reported from neighbouring Pune and Kolhapur, which has worried the state government here. Goa had reported Flu deaths in 2009.<br /><br />Desai said there is no alert on the airport and railway station unlike in 2009 when all arrivals were being screened.<br /><br />A special section was commissioned on the airport which was screening all the passengers arriving there.</p>
<p>The Goa government has alerted all its health officers to keep a watch on Swine Flu symptoms among patients following the outbreak of H1N1 virus in neighbouring Maharashtra.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The Directorate of Health Services has issued circular to all the primary and community health centres, district hospitals and Goa medical college to monitor the patients who arrive with Flu.<br /><br />Rajananda Desai, Director of Health Services, told reporters that an advertisement has also been released about symptoms of the deadly viral infection.<br /><br />Goa has two district hospitals, 19 Primary Health Centres, six community health centres, and four urban health centres.<br /><br />"A Common circular is issued to all the medical officers," he said.<br /><br />Several cases of Swine Flu have been reported from neighbouring Pune and Kolhapur, which has worried the state government here. Goa had reported Flu deaths in 2009.<br /><br />Desai said there is no alert on the airport and railway station unlike in 2009 when all arrivals were being screened.<br /><br />A special section was commissioned on the airport which was screening all the passengers arriving there.</p>