印度甲型H1N1流感的死亡人数逐渐上升，尽管印度官员加紧工作以防止更多的病毒感染。有关官员星期二说，已经有20人死于甲型H1N1流感。最新的一名死者是来自班加罗尔一名26岁的两个孩子的母亲。她也是一所私立学校的教师。
星期四是孟买中小学、大学和电影院关闭的第一天。这是印度政府为阻止病毒传播所做的部分努力。当局说，这座商业中心的大约1100所学校将关闭一个星期的时间。
印度卫生部长阿扎德敦促任何认为自己可能有流感症状的人待在家里。印度有超过1200人病毒检验结果呈阳性，还有几千人在赶往医院进行检验。
The death toll from the H1N1 swine flu virus is edging higher in India even as officials race to prevent more infections.Officials said Thursday 20 people have now died from the virus, the most recent victim a 26-year-old mother of two from Bangalore who worked as a private school teacher.
Thursday marked the first day schools, colleges and movie theaters in Mumbai shut down as part of a government effort to stop the virus from spreading.Authorities say an estimated 1,100 schools will be closed one week in the commercial city.
Indian Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad is urging anyone who thinks they may have symptoms to stay home.More than 1,200 people in India have tested positive for the virus but thousands more have been rushing to hospitals for tests.