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Flu Outbreak in Rangoon
By THE IRRAWADDY Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Eleven more students were confirmed with A/H1N1 flu in Rangoon on Wednesday, and the spread of the virus has reached a critical stage, a physician from the Ministry of Health said.
The latest figure raised the accumulated number of confirmed cases of the disease in the former capital to 27 since Feb. 7. All 27 were students from primary and high schools in North Dagon Township in Rangoon.
?We found eight cases on Feb. 7, eight more cases on Feb. 8 and 11 cases today. All of them are students,? said another official from the Ministry of Health on conditions of anonymity.
On Feb. 5, four people in Chin state tested positive for the virus. In 2010, a total of 31 confirmed cases of human infection of influenza A/H1N1 have been reported so far.
Schools would be closed if more cases are found, the ministry official said. Currently, students in North Dagon Township are required to undergo an influenza A/H1N1 test and other medical check-ups including checks for fevers.
News of the virus has created a panic among parents, who are now asking their children to wear masks to school. Some parents have decided not to let their children go to school, said one parent in North Dagon township.
Last year, 69 confirmed cases of the disease were found across the country. The first case was found on June 27, 2009.
Flu Outbreak in Rangoon
By THE IRRAWADDY Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Eleven more students were confirmed with A/H1N1 flu in Rangoon on Wednesday, and the spread of the virus has reached a critical stage, a physician from the Ministry of Health said.
The latest figure raised the accumulated number of confirmed cases of the disease in the former capital to 27 since Feb. 7. All 27 were students from primary and high schools in North Dagon Township in Rangoon.
?We found eight cases on Feb. 7, eight more cases on Feb. 8 and 11 cases today. All of them are students,? said another official from the Ministry of Health on conditions of anonymity.
On Feb. 5, four people in Chin state tested positive for the virus. In 2010, a total of 31 confirmed cases of human infection of influenza A/H1N1 have been reported so far.
Schools would be closed if more cases are found, the ministry official said. Currently, students in North Dagon Township are required to undergo an influenza A/H1N1 test and other medical check-ups including checks for fevers.
News of the virus has created a panic among parents, who are now asking their children to wear masks to school. Some parents have decided not to let their children go to school, said one parent in North Dagon township.
Last year, 69 confirmed cases of the disease were found across the country. The first case was found on June 27, 2009.