Hyderabad, Sep 13th: The influenza A (H1N1) virus has claimed two more lives in Hyderabad Sunday, taking the toll to nine. The Andhra Pradesh government has decided to bring the treatment of the swine flu under the community health insurance scheme. Chief Minister K. Rosaiah announced this after a high-level meeting held to review the situation arising out of the swine flu spread. He said the private hospitals were directed to treat patients coming to them with swine flu symptoms and the government would reimburse the expenses to the hospitals.

Rosaiah said eight more swine flu treatment centers would be opened while six centers are already operating in the state capital. Swine flu testing facilities will also be provided at five hospitals in the city. A testing centre is already working at the Government Chest Hospital. Rosaiah said there was no shortage of Tamiflu tablets for treatment of swine flu. "More than three lakh tablets are available and we will take all steps to ensure that there is no shortage of the same," he said.

Two people died of swine flu here on Sunday. A woman, who was undergoing treatment at a private hospital in L.B. Nagar died in the morning. The condition of four patients at the same hospital is also critical, said doctors. Three swine flu deaths were reported Saturday - the highest number in a single day for the city. More swine flu cases are being confirmed from different parts of the state capital. According to health officials, total confirmed cases now stand at 256. Swine flu has so far claimed 172 lives in India.