By IANS,
New Delhi: After a second student was detected with swine flu, the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi alerted its doctors Friday to do the rounds of hostels on the campus and help any student if found exhibiting influenza A (H1N1) symptoms.
“We have asked our doctors to take extra care. They will do the rounds and if they notice symptoms of swine flu in any student, then help him or her reach the designated screening centre,” IIT Delhi director Surendra Prasad said.
He said health officers are sanitizing the places where the two infected students stayed. “There is no worry or panic in our campus. We are taking precautions,” Prasad said.
One student had tested positive Wednesday and one more Friday. Both had toured abroad and contacted the disease there, and were found positive with the virus on their return to Delhi. Both are under medication.
Meanwhile, some students on the campus were seen wearing masks to ward off any infection. However, the institute has not issued any guidelines to students on foreign trips.
“To be honest you cannot stop such diseases when it is capable of spreading through air. This is the summer internship time and you cannot stop students from getting exposure abroad,” said a senior administrator at the institute.