Mumbai closed all schools because of influenza A / H1N1

India on Monday asked to close all Mumbai schools within a week for fear of the spread of A / H1N1 flu.

The state of Maharashtra is home to the highest rate of deaths from influenza in India with four deaths within 10 days in Pune, 120 km from Mumbai.

" The government has decided to close schools, universities and training classes throughout the city for a week from Thursday ," said Suresh Wandile, a state spokesman. " There are more and more cases, and we need to be cautious, take precautions ," he stressed, adding that the entire movie theater and theater will also stop working for three days.

Indian children wear flu masks (Photo: AFP)

Mumbai is the financial capital, India's entertainment capital is estimated at 18 million people. Indians are increasingly worried about the spread of A / H1N1 flu since the country had its first case of death from flu on August 3. The Indian government has called on people to calm down before the pandemic.

With most cases coming from abroad, tens of thousands of visitors to India's international airports from the epidemic countries have had to undergo rigorous testing.

A 24-hour line is established, public hospitals are responsible for checking and isolating suspected cases, 100,000 doses of Tamiflu antiviral drugs have been distributed to cities with infected people.

The Maharashtra state government has advised people to ' organize gently ' two main festive seasons this month.

In another flu pandemic news, the Iraqi Ministry of Health said that the number of US soldiers in the country with influenza A / H1N1 has increased to 67 people . This is the latest statistics as of today.

There are also 23 Iraqis and 6 foreigners infected with the flu virus. Earlier this week, Iraq announced the first death due to H1N1 flu - a 21-year-old woman in Najaf city.