And now, the scare of swine flu has crept into the defence establishments as well after a CRPF jawan and an army soldier in Mizoram and a jawan in Assam tested positive for it.
Defence sources said all the security forces have been put on alert to prevent its personnel from being affected by the H1N1 virus even as special monitoring was being done for those returning from holidays.
An orientation programme was organised for the IAF personnel and their families at the Eastern Air Command headquarters here. Besides, the preliminary examination facilities and medicines have been put in place at the IAF Hospital at Jorhat in Assam, Defence spokesman Wing Commander Ranjeev Sahoo told PTI.