LUCKNOW, Sept. 1 -- With concern over swine flu growing, King George's Medical University (KGMU), Lucknow, on Monday asked people to "be aware, not afraid," saying the H1N1 virus currently circulating in India is a known seasonal strain and that no new or unusually virulent variant has been detected. According to a KGMU press release, the ministry of health and family welfare, department of health research, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), and the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) reviewed the influenza situation on August 25 and found no cause for alarm. "Genomic and epidemiological surveillance confirmed that H1N1 viruses circulating in India belong to the known seasonal A(H1N1)pdm09 lineage, with changes consistent with normal seasonal antigenic drift," KGMU stated. The university advised greater caution among young children, the elderly, pregnant women and those with chronic diseases. It also clarified that not every patient with fever and cough requires an H1N1 test. Swine flu cases continued to rise in the capital, with four new H1N1 cases reported on Monday, two at SGPGI (Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute) and two at RMLIMS (Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences). All four patients, three men and a woman, have been admitted to isolation wards and are undergoing treatment. Their condition is stable, with no severe complications reported, stated a press release shared with the media. Dr NB Singh, chief medical officer said beds have been reserved for swine flu patients at all district-level hospitals. Adequate stocks of medicines are being maintained and medical teams have been deployed to manage cases....