Twenty eight students of School of Planning and Architecture who reported symptoms of swine flu have been advised to remain in isolation and have been asked to monitor their status continuously. Panic prevailed in School of Planning and Architecture after 30 students reported cold and flu and were rushed to Hamidia hospital on Thursday.
According to the Hamidia Hospital management, test of swine flu is conducted according to three categories A, B and C and test is conducted for those patients who are in category C if the symptoms are of extreme nature the patient are categorised in C category after which the test is conducted. Dr Nishant Shrivastava of TB Chest department examined the patients.
When contacted, Superintendent of Hamidia Hospital DK Paul claimed that the students were not tested for swine flu as they were in detected as ‘A’ category patients under the category of swine flu, which does not require swab test. Warden of the hostel Karan Singh told that the cold flu symptoms were witnessed in few students after they returned from Chennai few days ago.
College management has a contract with Chirayu hospital for availing medical assistance but as swine flu is spreading in the city, taking precautionary action they were rushed to Hamidia Hospital for detection of swine flu if required. Proper medication has been provided to the students and if required further medical assistance would be provided for which the arrangements have been made, he added.
Two students who were tested positive earlier have left the city and are residents of Delhi but further details of the students were not available with the college management, claimed sources.