As many as ten people have died of Swine Flu (H1N1) which has once again gripped state hospitals amid reports of "no sale" of protective N-95 masks and even vaccines at schedule X retailers. In contrast state health department authorities, who were elusive to media last year, have surfaced with daily reports of diagnosed patients and those who are tested positive.

According to an official report, "So far 106 patients have been tested, of them 42 are positive and 52 negative, reports of 14 are awaited. 30 of them have been hospitalised in various hospitals of Indore, Bhopal and Jabalpur, while ten patients have died of Swine Flu, seven are still critical, five of them are from Bhopal one is in Indore and one in Ujjain thirty four other patients are under treatment at various hospitals. We have 650,000 Tamiflu tablets available at free of cost, vaccines are available at all hospitals. As many as 86 medical shops are allowed to sale tamiflu of required meanwhile 28 private hospitals are allowed to treat patients", S R Mohanti, health secretary told Business Standard.

Chemists and druggists have said they have not seen any increase in demand of Tamiflu or its vaccines. The N95 masks which can prevent spread of the epidemic are also not in demand. Five companies have supplied vaccines of the disease in market price ranging from Rs 240 to Rs 1200.