India, Aug. 28 -- New data published by the Delhi government reveals that the capital reported 166 fresh H1N1 cases in the last 24 hours on August 27, up from 138 cases recorded a day earlier. This takes the cumulative number of swine flu cases in the national capital to 2,612. In fact, the total number of influenza A cases has also risen to 3,300, up from 3,177 recorded on Wednesday.

With H1N1 cases rising in Delhi, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has, however, confirmed an important point: there is no new strain. This is seasonal influenza behaving as it normally does.

In a conversation with HT Lifestyle, Dr Arpit Bansal, consultant in advanced laparoscopy and surgical oncology, Jeevan Jyoti Hospital, Prayagraj, explaine...