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Thailand records 14th death from flu
By: Bangkok Post.com
Published: 9/07/2009 at 12:19 PM
The cabinet on Thursday approved the temporary closure of tutoring schools for 15 days starting Monday to limit the spreading of influenza A as the Public Health Ministry confirmed three more deaths from the virus.
The move came after the Public Health Ministry reported that many students have caught the virus while at tutoring schools.
All tutoring schools throughout the country will be closed from Monday until July 28, the cabinet decided..
The temporary closure was necessary because most tutoring classes were in airconditioned rooms, which facilitate the spread of the virus because the students are in confined spaces, Deputy Education Minister Chaiwuti Bannawat said.
The cabinet also asked owners of online game shops to cooperate by closing their business during the same period, because many young players had also caught the infection.
The Public Health Ministry on Thursday confirmed three more deaths from influenza A and 211 new infections.
The 12th victim was a 52-year-old traffic policeman in Bang Na, Bangkok, who suffered from kidney failure. The 13th victim was a student in the 11th grade at Maha Sarakham University demonstration school in the northeastern province of Maha Sarakham.
The 14th fatality was a 17-year-old girl who had been treated in Srinagarind Hospital in Khon Kaen province since July 3. She died on Tuesday, and her blood test on Thursday afternoon showed that she was positive for the A(H1N1) flu.
The Maha Sarakham student was believed to have caught the disease when he went to take an assessment examination for Chulalongkorn University's faculty of medicine. At least 10 of his friends have been admitted to hospitals for tests.
After his death, the school announced that it would close on Thursday and Friday.
Total influenza A infections had risen to 2,925, the health ministry said.
Tourism and Sports Minister Chumpol Silpa-archa said the flu pandemic was expected to continue for months and would add to the burden of the country's suffering tourism sector.
He said the flu outbreak would have a psychological effect on foreign tourists, who were likely to cancel overseas travel plans.
Thailand records 14th death from flu
By: Bangkok Post.com
Published: 9/07/2009 at 12:19 PM
The cabinet on Thursday approved the temporary closure of tutoring schools for 15 days starting Monday to limit the spreading of influenza A as the Public Health Ministry confirmed three more deaths from the virus.
The move came after the Public Health Ministry reported that many students have caught the virus while at tutoring schools.
All tutoring schools throughout the country will be closed from Monday until July 28, the cabinet decided..
The temporary closure was necessary because most tutoring classes were in airconditioned rooms, which facilitate the spread of the virus because the students are in confined spaces, Deputy Education Minister Chaiwuti Bannawat said.
The cabinet also asked owners of online game shops to cooperate by closing their business during the same period, because many young players had also caught the infection.
The Public Health Ministry on Thursday confirmed three more deaths from influenza A and 211 new infections.
The 12th victim was a 52-year-old traffic policeman in Bang Na, Bangkok, who suffered from kidney failure. The 13th victim was a student in the 11th grade at Maha Sarakham University demonstration school in the northeastern province of Maha Sarakham.
The 14th fatality was a 17-year-old girl who had been treated in Srinagarind Hospital in Khon Kaen province since July 3. She died on Tuesday, and her blood test on Thursday afternoon showed that she was positive for the A(H1N1) flu.
The Maha Sarakham student was believed to have caught the disease when he went to take an assessment examination for Chulalongkorn University's faculty of medicine. At least 10 of his friends have been admitted to hospitals for tests.
After his death, the school announced that it would close on Thursday and Friday.
Total influenza A infections had risen to 2,925, the health ministry said.
Tourism and Sports Minister Chumpol Silpa-archa said the flu pandemic was expected to continue for months and would add to the burden of the country's suffering tourism sector.
He said the flu outbreak would have a psychological effect on foreign tourists, who were likely to cancel overseas travel plans.
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