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fter swine flu claimed a life in Pune, there's panic among parents. They are rushing to hospitals for a swine flu test. Hundreds of people have rushed to Pune's Naidu hospital, the government-designated hospital for the test.
Worried parents are taking no chances and getting their children tested for the flu.
Police has been called in to control the crowds at the Naidu Hospital in Pune. This is two days after 14-year-old Reeda Sheikh became India's first swine flu patient to die.
A central team of doctors and experts is currently in Pune to assess the situation and mainly to find out just how Reeda got swine flu.
Pune's health officials on Wednesday met school principals and gave them a series of instructions to follow in case any students come down with flu like symptoms. They told them that
* If a student has swine flu symptoms send him home with a letter to parents asking the child to be tested at Naidu Hospital
* If a child tests positive close that section down for a week
* If a child has fever for more than 3 days inform local health auth immediately
* Keep classrooms well ventilated
* If a child has even regular flu keep him home for ten days
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