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Aizawl, Aug 19 In a relief for locals living under the threat of swine flu, all the 40 throat swab samples suspected of swine-flu infection were found to be negative today, health department officials said.

Swine flu scare, triggered by the detection of two cases in the state on Saturday, hit normal lives in the capital city of Aizawl with many people wearing masks on the streets since Monday.

Villagers of Falkawn, where the swine flu victims were treated at a hospital and suspects quarantined, reportedly faced stigma from some cab drivers as they refused to give them a drive.

With the test results being announced, health department officials expressed hope that the scale of the scare would go down soon.

"It is good that there is high awareness among the people of Mizoram, but many people over did it," a doctor pointed out adding that wearing masks in the street is not necessary, as masks are meant primarily for the medical officials treating swine flu patients and the patients themselves.

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