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Hundreds of Iraqi schools close due to swine flu
Associated Press
2009-10-21 03:47 AM
Iraqi education and health officials say hundreds of schools will temporarily close in two southern provinces to prevent the spread of swine flu.
Muthana Hassan Mehdi, an education official in Wasit province, says the five-day precautionary shutdown of 950 schools and kindergartens in the province will start Wednesday.
A local health official says 31 people are being treated for the H1N1 virus in the province.
Health official Hadi al-Riyahi said Tuesday that more than 1,000 schools will be closed for 10 days in another southern province, Dhi Qar, after two students were confirmed to have the virus
Iraq has had 472 confirmed cases of swine flu. Of those, 69 are Iraqis and 403 are foreigners, including members of the U.S. military.
Hundreds of Iraqi schools close due to swine flu
Associated Press
2009-10-21 03:47 AM
Iraqi education and health officials say hundreds of schools will temporarily close in two southern provinces to prevent the spread of swine flu.
Muthana Hassan Mehdi, an education official in Wasit province, says the five-day precautionary shutdown of 950 schools and kindergartens in the province will start Wednesday.
A local health official says 31 people are being treated for the H1N1 virus in the province.
Health official Hadi al-Riyahi said Tuesday that more than 1,000 schools will be closed for 10 days in another southern province, Dhi Qar, after two students were confirmed to have the virus
Iraq has had 472 confirmed cases of swine flu. Of those, 69 are Iraqis and 403 are foreigners, including members of the U.S. military.