Two schools closed after students test positive for H1N1 virus

Two city schools have been closed for a week from tomorrow after a student each from the educational institution tested positive for swine flu.

Sanskriti School decided to close for a week after a student tested positive yesterday.

"This is a precautionary step. We are also in touch with parents to find out whether their children had come in contact with the student who tested positive," its principal Abha Sehegal said.

The school is sending messages to the parents, informing them about the precautionary steps to be taken by them, she said.

DPS East of Kailash has also been closed for a week after a class-IV student tested positive for the virus. The school will reopen on August 17.

Fourteen fresh swine flu cases were reported from the national capital yesterday. The total number of people afflicted with the disease in the national capital has gone upto 215.

The Government has, however, said there is no cause for "panic".