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Malaysia: H1N1 - Third Kedah school told to close
2010/04/02
LANGKAWI: Sekolah Menengah Teknik here has been ordered closed for three days from yesterday after 86 of its 616 students showed symptoms of influenza-like illness (ILI).
<center> </center> The school is the third in Kedah to do so to prevent a possible spread of the virus, a state health department said.
On Wednesday, SMK Langkawi Pulau Tuba and SK Bagan Selat Nyiur, both in Langkawi, were ordered closed for five days days after a number of their students showed symptoms of ILI.
Symptoms of influenza A (H1N1) and ILI are similar and they include fever, cough, sore throat, body ache, headache, chills and fatigue with some reporting diarrhoea and vomiting.
2010/04/02
LANGKAWI: Sekolah Menengah Teknik here has been ordered closed for three days from yesterday after 86 of its 616 students showed symptoms of influenza-like illness (ILI).
<center> </center> The school is the third in Kedah to do so to prevent a possible spread of the virus, a state health department said.
On Wednesday, SMK Langkawi Pulau Tuba and SK Bagan Selat Nyiur, both in Langkawi, were ordered closed for five days days after a number of their students showed symptoms of ILI.
Symptoms of influenza A (H1N1) and ILI are similar and they include fever, cough, sore throat, body ache, headache, chills and fatigue with some reporting diarrhoea and vomiting.