NEW DELHI, May 6 (Xinhua) -- India has tested negative 20 samples of suspected A/ H1N1 flu cases so far and remained free of the flu, while three samples are still being tested, said the Indian Health Ministry Wednesday.
Among the three remaining cases, two of these are from Hyderabad, central India, and one person who reported himself for test from Jalandhar, Punjab in northern India, said the ministry.
A total of 39,315 passengers have been screened at all major Indian airports, among them 5,987 passengers being from affected countries and regions, said the ministry.
The ministry has also issued an advisory informing Indian people that retail sale of Tamiflu, the tablet for curing A/H1N1 flu, is not permitted in India over the counter.
"Indiscriminate use of this drug by the public could result in the virus developing resistance to this only known treatment of the H1N1 influenza," the advisory said.
The Indian government has adequate stockpiles of the drug that will be distributed free through the public health network in case of need to the confirmed cases of the disease, said the advisory.
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