H1N1 virus shows no sign of retreating

There are 480 students at B K Birla School out of which most have gone home and on Monday only 109 were present. Parents of the 11 children who had tested positive and had already reached their native place have been sent e-mails to take precautionary measures and either home quarantine or admit them to isolation wards in the hospitals there.

The district administration has stepped up measures to prevent the spread of swine flu by contacting 56 children the school students might have met. “Since this is a special case,we are administering Tamiflu to all the students,” said Dalvi.

Meanwhile,Renuka,who was admitted to Sassoon Hospital on Saturday,died within an hour at the hospital due to ARDS. Her throat swab had been taken subsequently.

Dalvi said the next fortnight will be crucial as there was crowding during the recent Ganeshotsav and said people have to be extra cautious about flu-like symptoms. He said the school authorities were taking measures to ensure that students who reported sick were sent home. A total of 95 people are admitted in various hospitals with flu-like symptoms.