Woman falls prey to swine flu

Phagwara, October 10

Ishwara Devi (37), a resident of Phagwara village Narur, died of swine flu 15 days after delivering a male dead at the PGI, Chandigarh, yesterday.

Balkar Singh, husband of the woman, said his wife had fallen ill on September 21 and was admitted to a private hospital in Phagwara from where she was referred to the Civil Hospital, Phagwara. Then she was sent to a Jalandhar hospital where swine flu was confirmed by doctors on September 22. She was again referred to the PGI due to her eight-month pregnancy. He said though his wife delivered the child on September 24, the infant too could not survive. Ishwari Devi, too, died on Monday night. — OC