10 May : The Uttar Pradesh government has declared Indo-Nepal border as "sensitive" in the wake of the outbreak of deadly swine flu, which has spread to 31 countries.An official spokesman said following a warning from the WHO, the state government has made arrangements to monitor the border.
"Monitoring centres equipped with team of doctors and medical kits have been set up at the immigration offices of Sonauli and Rupaideeha barriers of Indo-Nepal border falling under Mahrajganj and Bahraich districts respectively," he said.
Chief Medical Officer of Gorakhpur R N Mishra said WHO has provided these doctors with personal protection kits, including mask and goggles, to collect blood samples of people entering India via the border.
Isolated wards have been set up in health centres in these two districts as well as at BRD Medical College in Gorakhpur to conduct tests on people showing symptoms of H1N1 virus, Mishra said.