This is the third school in the capital to have closed for a week because of the H1N1 virus outbreak.

On Sunday, Sanskriti School here announced that it will be closed for a week after three of its students tested positive for swine flu. One of the students contracted the virus in Britain and did not join school after returning from there.

The Delhi Public School (DPS), East of Kailash also announced that it will be closed for a week after one of its students tested positive for swine flu.

Various other schools have temporarily shut down sections where a styudents has tested positive.

In Delhi, 178 people have been discharged after undergoing treatment for H1N1, while 58 are still undergoing treatment.