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Source: http://www.shanghaidaily.com/nsp/Metro/2011/06/09/School+closed+by+scarlet+fever/
School closed by scarlet fever
By Cai Wenjun and Liang Yiwen | 2011-6-9 | NEWSPAPER EDITION
The story appears on Page A4
Jun 9, 2011
A LOCAL primary school has suspended classes from today after almost 50 students contracted scarlet fever.
The first case was confirmed on April 29 and by Tuesday the figure at the public school in west Shanghai, which has around 1,000 pupils, had reached 47.
Of these, 12 students have recovered and 35 are staying at home for treatment. Another 52 suspected cases have been told to stay at home and placed under observation.
After the first case, health authorities launched a disinfection program in the school and sought to keep those infected in isolation. However, these measures failed to halt the spread of the disease...
School closed by scarlet fever
By Cai Wenjun and Liang Yiwen | 2011-6-9 | NEWSPAPER EDITION
The story appears on Page A4
Jun 9, 2011
A LOCAL primary school has suspended classes from today after almost 50 students contracted scarlet fever.
The first case was confirmed on April 29 and by Tuesday the figure at the public school in west Shanghai, which has around 1,000 pupils, had reached 47.
Of these, 12 students have recovered and 35 are staying at home for treatment. Another 52 suspected cases have been told to stay at home and placed under observation.
After the first case, health authorities launched a disinfection program in the school and sought to keep those infected in isolation. However, these measures failed to halt the spread of the disease...