Bangalore, New Delhi: A mother-child duo from Bangalore and a school student from Jalandhar, who returned from the US, have tested positive for swine flu, taking the total number of cases in the country to 20 on Sunday.
A 29-year-old woman and her three-year-old child, who were quarantined at Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Chest Diseases in Bangalore, have tested positive for swine flu, Director of Health and Family Welfare Services Usha Vasunkar said. The duo had arrived at Bengaluru airport from New Jersey on June 12.
Meanwhile, the other three suspect cases, a couple and a woman, who were also quarantined at the institute, have tested negative, she said.
In Jalandhar, Civil Surgeon Dr S S Walia said a student of local Guru Amar Dass Public School has been found positive for swine flu and admitted to a Delhi hospital.
"A 30-member group of students had gone to an educational trip to the US and when they came back yesterday, one of the students was found at the Delhi Airport having symptoms of swine flu. He accordingly was put to tests that found him positive," he told reporters.
A team of doctors was visiting the residences of other 29 students for taking their blood samples, he said. School officials said other than the affected class XII student, two others were found to have suffering from fever and their blood samples will be sent to Delhi for testing.
As the number of swine flu cases steadily continues to rise across the world, the biggest concern right now is containing the virus, ensuring that those infected do not pass it on to others. But that is proving to be the biggest challenge.
There are reports that a man suspected to be infected by the virus left a hospital in the Capital without getting an all clear from the doctors. This incident once again has highlighted that without cooperation from the people, containing the virus is going to be a very challenging task for the health authorities. (With NDTV inputs)