Battling Dengue And Swine Flu: Killer Viruses Or Civic Apathy?

Published: Aug. 22, 2017, 7:22 p.m.

b'As many as 930 people have died of swine flu this year. There are more swine flu cases in 2017 so far than all of last year. And what about dengue? 18,700 cases of dengue have been reported across India in 2017. As the centre pushes for awareness campaigns in a nation that is battling swine flu, dengue and chikungunya, we ask what is behind these deaths: is it just killer viruses or is it also civic apathy?'