Pune, July 24: Two schools were today closed for a week after one student in each was found infected with swine flu virus, taking the total number of affected schools to three in the city.
The two new schools that were advised closure as a preventive measure are Sevasadan and Symbiosis which had one case each testing positive for the virus, according to R R Pardeshi, civic medical officer.
He said the fresh cases have been “home quarantined” and family of the children advised to remain indoors for eight
days as a precautionary measure.
Abhinav school was closed earlier this week in the wake of Swine flu spreading to as many as 19 students from various
classes.
Health authorities said though the number of swine flu cases in Pune has risen to 33, many patients are being discharged from hospitals after complete cure following effective treatment.
–PTI