'I am taking Tamiflu for two days and if my samples come positive then I shall take medicine for three more days. If found negative then I am ready to get back to work,' Sharma said, adding he does not have many of the symptoms. He hoped his sample would be negative.

'Finally, I got some holidays!' the medical officer said in a lighter vein.

On Friday, three doctors in the capital had tested positive for the contagious virus. They were not from the RML Hospital.

So far, India has reported 712 swine flu cases; 490 have been discharged after treatment.