Gujarat govt invokes Epidemic Act to deal with Swine flu

Gujarat govt invokes Epidemic Act to deal with Swine flu
By our correspondent
Gandhinagar, DeshGujarat, 19 August, 2009



After Maharashtra, Haryana and Delhi, the Gujarat government today invoked the Epidemic Act in the state.

“Under the Act, we can quarantine any person, use any building or hospital and ask for compulsory cleanliness in any part of the state,” said Ravi Saxena, principal secretary, Health..