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International kindergarten closes after flu outbreak, as government monitors two public school similarly affected
Danny Lee
At least 10 children contacted the illness at the preschool, prompting the immediate closure till next Monday
At a public kindergarten in Fanling, 24 pupils were struck down, while 21 boys at a primary school in Kowloon City took ill
PUBLISHED : Tuesday, 15 January, 2019, 10:57pm
UPDATED : Tuesday, 15 January, 2019, 10:57pm
A privately run kindergarten has been closed after a flu outbreak, while authorities were also monitoring two public schools after dozens of children were stricken with the illness.
Tsing Yi International Kindergarten, run by the privately funded English Schools Foundation (ESF), announced it would close with immediate effect until next Monday.
At least 10 children had contracted flu in the past 24 hours, prompting the drastic step to prevent the spread of illness, according to a local media report...
...At the Fanling kindergarten, 10 boys and 14 girls aged between two and six, were struck down by flu, so was a female member of staff.
Of the affected students, 23 sought medical attention after developing a fever, cough, sore throat and runny noses since January 4. Six required hospitalisation...
...In Kowloon City, 21 boys aged between six and 10 developed similar symptoms. All required medical attention but none needed hospital treatment.
As of Monday, there were 102 cases of severe influenza, 42 of them resulting in death ? all adults over the age of 50 ? in the latest seasonal flu outbreak, according to Department of Health data issued on Tuesday evening based on the previous day?s reported information.
Some 44 kindergartens and child care centres had been struck by outbreaks of influenza-like illnesses that had been reported up to Monday, sharply down on Saturday, when 87 were affected...
International kindergarten closes after flu outbreak, as government monitors two public school similarly affected
Danny Lee
At least 10 children contacted the illness at the preschool, prompting the immediate closure till next Monday
At a public kindergarten in Fanling, 24 pupils were struck down, while 21 boys at a primary school in Kowloon City took ill
PUBLISHED : Tuesday, 15 January, 2019, 10:57pm
UPDATED : Tuesday, 15 January, 2019, 10:57pm
A privately run kindergarten has been closed after a flu outbreak, while authorities were also monitoring two public schools after dozens of children were stricken with the illness.
Tsing Yi International Kindergarten, run by the privately funded English Schools Foundation (ESF), announced it would close with immediate effect until next Monday.
At least 10 children had contracted flu in the past 24 hours, prompting the drastic step to prevent the spread of illness, according to a local media report...
...At the Fanling kindergarten, 10 boys and 14 girls aged between two and six, were struck down by flu, so was a female member of staff.
Of the affected students, 23 sought medical attention after developing a fever, cough, sore throat and runny noses since January 4. Six required hospitalisation...
...In Kowloon City, 21 boys aged between six and 10 developed similar symptoms. All required medical attention but none needed hospital treatment.
As of Monday, there were 102 cases of severe influenza, 42 of them resulting in death ? all adults over the age of 50 ? in the latest seasonal flu outbreak, according to Department of Health data issued on Tuesday evening based on the previous day?s reported information.
Some 44 kindergartens and child care centres had been struck by outbreaks of influenza-like illnesses that had been reported up to Monday, sharply down on Saturday, when 87 were affected...
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