India, Aug. 24 -- Several schools across Delhi have issued advisories to parents urging them not to send children to school if they develop flu-like symptoms, amid a rise in seasonal influenza and H1N1 cases in the capital and reports of children suffering from prolonged fever, cough and other respiratory ailments.

South Delhi-based Tagore International School has asked parents to exercise caution and keep children at home when unwell.

"Do not send your ward to school if the child is experiencing cold, cough, sore throat, mild fever, body ache, unusual fatigue, or any other flu-like symptoms," the school said in its advisory, adding that even mild symptoms should be taken seriously as children can transmit infections to classmates and t...