I WONDER : PUNE TO JAIPUR
With no let-up in rising number of swine flu cases in the Pink City, the district administration has directed 10 schools to remain closed for seven days, starting Monday.
The city has reported 32 fresh cases of swine flu, of which 29 are schoolchildren.
Following a late night meeting between Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and Jaipur Collector Kuldeep Ranka, 10 city schools have been directed to remain closed for a week.
Ranka said these schools had confirmed cases of swine flu. These included SMS School (Tonk road), Maharani Gayatri Devi School, Rukhmani Devi Birla School, Turtle (Mansarovar), Parasrampuria School, St Xavier’s School, Kendriya Vidyalaya 1, SDI, Mansarovar, Step by Step and Vidhyashram.
He said the administration had formed five medical teams that would go door-to-door to treat the affected students. Concerned over a fresh wave of swine flu cases, many schools in the city voluntarily decided to remain shut for a few days as a precautionary measure. SMS School, which was the first to shut down, has now closed down indefinitely after more of its students were found H1N1 positive.
Meanwhile, the death toll due to swine flu has touched 15 in the state with 22-year-old Monica from Jaipur and Gauri Shankar from Jodhpur succumbing to the virus in the last 24 hours. The total number of H1N1 positive cases in the state has shot up to 140 now.
A German student, who is a part of a 21-member group on a cultural exchange programme to Maharani Gayatri Devi School, has also tested positive for H1N1. She has been undergoing treatment at a private hospital.
The state government has, meanwhile, switched over to emergency mode. Health Minister AA Khan has ordered that students affected with the deadly virus should be immediately segregated and their “contact history” traced. “We will also establish a “swine flu zone” in the SMS Hospital so as to make it a one-stop treatment centre for patients suspected of H1N1 infection,” the minister said.
Education Minister Bhanwarlal Meghwal has directed all schools in the state not to hold any function and morning assemblies in view of increase in number of swine flu cases.
With no let-up in rising number of swine flu cases in the Pink City, the district administration has directed 10 schools to remain closed for seven days, starting Monday.
The city has reported 32 fresh cases of swine flu, of which 29 are schoolchildren.
Following a late night meeting between Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and Jaipur Collector Kuldeep Ranka, 10 city schools have been directed to remain closed for a week.
Ranka said these schools had confirmed cases of swine flu. These included SMS School (Tonk road), Maharani Gayatri Devi School, Rukhmani Devi Birla School, Turtle (Mansarovar), Parasrampuria School, St Xavier’s School, Kendriya Vidyalaya 1, SDI, Mansarovar, Step by Step and Vidhyashram.
He said the administration had formed five medical teams that would go door-to-door to treat the affected students. Concerned over a fresh wave of swine flu cases, many schools in the city voluntarily decided to remain shut for a few days as a precautionary measure. SMS School, which was the first to shut down, has now closed down indefinitely after more of its students were found H1N1 positive.
Meanwhile, the death toll due to swine flu has touched 15 in the state with 22-year-old Monica from Jaipur and Gauri Shankar from Jodhpur succumbing to the virus in the last 24 hours. The total number of H1N1 positive cases in the state has shot up to 140 now.
A German student, who is a part of a 21-member group on a cultural exchange programme to Maharani Gayatri Devi School, has also tested positive for H1N1. She has been undergoing treatment at a private hospital.
The state government has, meanwhile, switched over to emergency mode. Health Minister AA Khan has ordered that students affected with the deadly virus should be immediately segregated and their “contact history” traced. “We will also establish a “swine flu zone” in the SMS Hospital so as to make it a one-stop treatment centre for patients suspected of H1N1 infection,” the minister said.
Education Minister Bhanwarlal Meghwal has directed all schools in the state not to hold any function and morning assemblies in view of increase in number of swine flu cases.
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