There is no need to panic and the situation is well under our control,' said H.C. Gera, the nodal officer for swine flu in Chandigarh.

'We have also quarantined the family members of these three patients, who had come in contact with them,' he added

Besides, five new suspected cases of swine flu were reported in Chandigarh hospitals Saturday.

So far, over 150 suspected cases of swine flu have been reported in Chandigarh and 15 of them have tested positive. There has been no fatality reported from this disease in the region.

Meanwhile, the virology department of the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) here has extended its diagnostic services to Punjab, Haryana and Jammu and Kashmir.