Children make merry in swine flu ward

Kids quarantined at Naidu hospital play games, chat and surf the net on their laptops

Even being quarantined after testing positive for swine flu has not dampened the spirits of the 14 students of Abhinav School who are having a merry time at Naidu Hospital.

'It's like picnic'
The children's attitude in sharp contrast to the anxious time that parents and teachers of the students are undergoing due to the spread of the virus. A boy who tested positive told MiD DAY, "It is like being on a picnic.

We have cell phones and laptops. We pass the time watching movies and playing games."

Good time
Parents say the hospital is taking good care of the kids. "The facilities offered here are excellent. The children are happy. My niece who tested negative yesterday was unwilling to leave her friends here," said a woman whose daughter was discharged after five days of treatment in Naidu Hospital. A Std V student who tested positive wept initially after being isolated from his family. He later told his parents that the older children consoled him and they are now having a good time.