New Delhi: The swine flu scare has reached one of the premier technology institutes in the country. IIT Delhi has sanitised its hostel after a student staying there was diagnosed with swine flu.
Students say that there is no panic now and instead there is fear, especially after the death of a 14-year-old girl in Pune. They say they have taken to wearing protective masks after a student was diagnosed with the flu.
The authorities have also put up circulars informing the hostel students on timings of doctor visits for checking for swine flu as well as the precautionary measures to be taken to protect oneself against the illness.
The campus hospital will be used for preliminary check up and if the students show flu-like symptoms, they will be sent to the nearby Malviya Nagar Hospital.
IIT's DOS AND DON'TS
- Regular surgical masks protect from respiratory droplets
- Masks must completely cover nose and mouth
- Do not cough or sneeze outside the mask
- Experts say three-layered surgical masks are for basic protection
- More sophisticated N95 masks are recommended for people infected and their families and for those in contact with H1N1 patients
- Try and not visit crowded places
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