Prevent spread of virus in religious places: Govt

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Hyderabad, Aug 13 (PTI) The Andhra Pradesh government has stepped up vigil to prevent any spread of Swine flu in the popular religious places of Tirupati and Puttaparthi in the state.Principal Secretary (Health) L V Subrahmanyam told reporters today that the government has issued instructions to the officials to check the spread of the virus at Tirupati and Puttaparthi, the abode of Satya Sai Baba, where massive congregation of devotees take place.Government hospitals in Tirupati have been equipped to admit patients, while efforts have also been initiated to prevent the spread of the influenza at Puttaparthi, where large number of foreign devotees visit, he said.

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