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Seven schools have already Amadora infected students
by joana ferreira CostaHoje
Seven schools have already Amadora infected students
There are 16 confirmed cases of infection with H1N1 in children of first and second cycle of Amadora. The health delegate ensures that there is no need to close any of the establishments
There are now seven schools in the municipality of Amadora affected by influenza A. "In total there are 16 confirmed cases of infection with H1N1, all children in the first and second cycle," he told DN delegated the health of the county. Etelvina Cal? ensures that no school will be closed. "All cases are followed and all preventive measures are being followed. There is a greater risk of going to school. This risk is the same for the child to his normal life," he says.
Besides the 16 confirmed cases, there are eight other suspects still being studied. Since the analysis carried out seven other children with symptoms of influenza were negative.
School Mina d'?gua in Amadora, is that so far recorded more # ta situations: six. Then there is a three-infected children and the other with two (EB 2, 3 Mother of Water). The remaining five have one case each, including the secondary # minor courses and Cardoso Pires Azevedo Neves.
The health delegate claims that have been taken all the hygiene measures necessary "and that there is no need to close any establishment."
Yesterday morning, the parents of school children were on hand a note explaining the situation and the information that must follow. "The parents have been reacting to the situation at hand. In the morning we were to explain to them the questions," explains Etelvina Cal?.
Flu has spread to private
The College Sacred Heart of Mary, in London, also detected the first case of the disease, a girl of 10 who attends 6. Grade.
Contacted by the DN, the coordinator of 2. Lower secondary school, Angela Malheiro, explains that the diagnosis was confirmed during the weekend of weekends. "The child, on Friday, was taken to the nurse because he had a little fever, but it was slight. It was only during the end-#-of-week foot up and the diagnosis was confirmed," said the charge.
Yesterday during the morning, the school sent to all parents and one-#-mail explaining the situation and ask them to be vigilant. "The school has followed all procedures of the contingency plan since the beginning of operation. What we ask is that parents are vigilant and if any suspicious symptoms are not sending children to school", said the charge.
However, in the Azorean island of Sao Miguel, the local health authorities have admitted that they should remain suspended until tomorrow the activities of the Secondary Lagoon, where there are four confirmed cases and two study a class of 10. Grade.
The health delegate of Saint Michael M?rio Freitas said that the situation is being managed "based on changes in the number of cases," the period of incubation (up to seven days) and surveillance of students, in conjunction with the council executive. And argues that the social and economic impact of the suspension of school activities "is much smaller than a scenario of widespread contagion of the disease at school."
Therefore, admits that the EB 2, 3 Maia (in the municipality of Ribeira Grande), which recorded 40 cases last week, should have followed suit and suspended classes. Also because in Ribeira Grande, alert, the number of cases is "far higher than expected, with one percent of the population already infected.
New balance
Portugal has been two deaths of patients with influenza A, both adult men.
The last - took place this Saturday, Hospital Curry Cabral, Lisbon - was the first in a patient with no health problems prior to illness. The Ministry of Health failed to test all suspected cases, making him only the chronically ill, pregnant women and children. Tomorrow, the authorities will make assessment of the situation of influenza in the country From these data, it is possible to estimate more than 11 thousand the number of infected since May.
Google translation:
Seven schools have already Amadora infected students
by joana ferreira CostaHoje
Seven schools have already Amadora infected students
There are 16 confirmed cases of infection with H1N1 in children of first and second cycle of Amadora. The health delegate ensures that there is no need to close any of the establishments
There are now seven schools in the municipality of Amadora affected by influenza A. "In total there are 16 confirmed cases of infection with H1N1, all children in the first and second cycle," he told DN delegated the health of the county. Etelvina Cal? ensures that no school will be closed. "All cases are followed and all preventive measures are being followed. There is a greater risk of going to school. This risk is the same for the child to his normal life," he says.
Besides the 16 confirmed cases, there are eight other suspects still being studied. Since the analysis carried out seven other children with symptoms of influenza were negative.
School Mina d'?gua in Amadora, is that so far recorded more # ta situations: six. Then there is a three-infected children and the other with two (EB 2, 3 Mother of Water). The remaining five have one case each, including the secondary # minor courses and Cardoso Pires Azevedo Neves.
The health delegate claims that have been taken all the hygiene measures necessary "and that there is no need to close any establishment."
Yesterday morning, the parents of school children were on hand a note explaining the situation and the information that must follow. "The parents have been reacting to the situation at hand. In the morning we were to explain to them the questions," explains Etelvina Cal?.
Flu has spread to private
The College Sacred Heart of Mary, in London, also detected the first case of the disease, a girl of 10 who attends 6. Grade.
Contacted by the DN, the coordinator of 2. Lower secondary school, Angela Malheiro, explains that the diagnosis was confirmed during the weekend of weekends. "The child, on Friday, was taken to the nurse because he had a little fever, but it was slight. It was only during the end-#-of-week foot up and the diagnosis was confirmed," said the charge.
Yesterday during the morning, the school sent to all parents and one-#-mail explaining the situation and ask them to be vigilant. "The school has followed all procedures of the contingency plan since the beginning of operation. What we ask is that parents are vigilant and if any suspicious symptoms are not sending children to school", said the charge.
However, in the Azorean island of Sao Miguel, the local health authorities have admitted that they should remain suspended until tomorrow the activities of the Secondary Lagoon, where there are four confirmed cases and two study a class of 10. Grade.
The health delegate of Saint Michael M?rio Freitas said that the situation is being managed "based on changes in the number of cases," the period of incubation (up to seven days) and surveillance of students, in conjunction with the council executive. And argues that the social and economic impact of the suspension of school activities "is much smaller than a scenario of widespread contagion of the disease at school."
Therefore, admits that the EB 2, 3 Maia (in the municipality of Ribeira Grande), which recorded 40 cases last week, should have followed suit and suspended classes. Also because in Ribeira Grande, alert, the number of cases is "far higher than expected, with one percent of the population already infected.
New balance
Portugal has been two deaths of patients with influenza A, both adult men.
The last - took place this Saturday, Hospital Curry Cabral, Lisbon - was the first in a patient with no health problems prior to illness. The Ministry of Health failed to test all suspected cases, making him only the chronically ill, pregnant women and children. Tomorrow, the authorities will make assessment of the situation of influenza in the country From these data, it is possible to estimate more than 11 thousand the number of infected since May.