Four more cases of swine flu in Doon School

Dehra Dun, Sep 10 (PTI) Four more students of Doon
School have tested positive for swine flu, taking the total
number of affected children in the institution to nine.

Five students of the school tested positive for swine
flu on Tuesday and four fresh cases were detected Wednesday,
officials said.

In the wake of the outbreak of the virus in the
school, the Health department of India's northern state of
Uttarakhand has advised all schools in the hill state like
Welham, Sherwood and Woodstock to keep a close watch on the
students.

An advisory in this regard has already been sent to
these schools, Pankaj Jain, the nodal officer for swine flu,
said.
Inspections in various schools would also be carried
out, officials said. All the schools have been told to keep
stocks of Tamiflu tablets.
Besides Doon school, some cases of swine flu have
surfaced in other schools of the state. PTI