Daijiworld Media Network—Mangalore (RS/CN)
Mangalore, Aug 5: After a Malaysian student in the city tested positive for the swine flu (H1N1) virus, four other students suspected to be carriers of the virus have been admitted to a private hospital on Wednesday August 5.
Two of them are Malaysians while the others are Indians. The hospital denied to give any specific information about the patients.
District health officer H Jagannath said that the four students are displaying symptoms of swine flu. He also said that the report that will confirm or refute the presence of the disease will arrive within 48 hours.
Till the arrival of report, the students will be quarantined in the hospital.