Three more colleges in Pune announce week-long closure

Updated on: Monday, August 10, 2009

Pune: A day after Symbiosis International University closed its campus for a week, three more colleges in the city today announced a week-long closure as a precautionary measure to prevent spread of H1N1 infection on their campuses.

S P College, one of the oldest and reputed educational institute here, put up a notice today declaring temporary closure after one of the students tested positive for flu.

The other two colleges -ILS and VIT have closed as a precaution.

The Symbiosis campus, housing a cluster of institutes offering professional courses with around 7000 students, downed its shutter yesterday after a girl pursuing a course in computer technology tested positive for swine flu.

Schools in the city also followed a similar trend and according to the official sources as many as 20 private schools in various parts, including the ten run by Pune Cantonment Board have closed down as a precautionary measure.

Some of the schools, closed earlier this month after the outbreak, have opened but the managements were in a dilemma over continuing the schedules.

Three more colleges in Pune announce week-long closure

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