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Karnataka Government Blames IT Professionals for Swine Flu
After Maharashtra it is neighbouring Karnataka that has had the most number of deaths from the H1N1 Swine Flu pandemic. And now the government has found someone to blame for it: the very professional community that give Bangalore its tag of India’s Silicon Valley, the IT professionals.
Reportedly, the government authorities are blaming IT professionals for bringing the virus into the city with their frequent foreign trips. Pollution in the city is another factor that authorities are holding responsible for the problem.
“Pollution and less precaution on the part of IT people have worsened the situation. IT people travel a lot and during the initial days they hardly took any precaution,” according to Karnataka principal secretary (Health) I.R. Perumal as reported here. ”They have become conscious, but initially none of these IT guys, even Infosys, took the required precaution. I have information that now they have started conducting regular health checkups of employees,” he added.
Although Bangalore enjoys hospitable climate the year around, known popularly as India’s A/c city, it is also true that respiratory problems such as asthma and particularly allergies can become exacerbated there. Plus the pollution is a problem in the city with bumper to bumper traffic on the narrow roads and perennial traffic snarls.
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