- India is experiencing a surge in H1N1 swine flu infections, with Delhi recording over 2,000 cases—eight times higher than previous years—and Karnataka reporting around 4,000 cases.
- Health experts warned that official case numbers are likely an underestimation due to limited testing, as hospitals report a rise in patients presenting with viral pneumonia and flu-like symptoms.
- Former World Health Organisation chief scientist Dr Soumya Swaminathan urged the public to adopt pandemic-era hygiene and social distancing measures to help stem the outbreak.
- While doctors highlighted increased distress among children under five and pointed to monsoon humidity as a factor, the Indian Council of Medical Research confirmed no new strain has emerged.
- Federal and local health ministers reassured the public that hospitals are prepared with sufficient medicine and bed capacity, noting that no deaths have been reported this year.
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