Swine Flu: SCB doctor tests negative

Cuttack: The swab report of Subashish Singh, resident doctor at SCB medical in Cuttack has tested negative.This was informed by the authorities of Regional Medical Research Centre (RMRC) on Monday.

Singh, was kept in the isolation ward of SCB after he showed swine flu symptoms on Saturday evening. However, the tests at RMRC have found that Singh is free from the H1N1 virus.

On the other hand, swab and other samples of four other students of Jamapalli girls high school in Sundargarh district have been sent to Bhubaneswar for tests. Earlier, two girls from the same school were tested positive for swine flu, thereby creating a panic in the region on Sunday.

Dr. Gopinath Mahalick, director of state health services on Monday said that the students who had moved out of the school are being administered contact treatment. However, at present 20 students out of 200 who complained of fever and cold are still undergoing treatment at hospital.

Following the reports that two students being afflicted with the HINI, the state government directed all school authorities through district collectors to remain alert to the situation. However, how the girls contracted the virus as they do not have a travel history is yet to be ascertained.