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Chickenpox cases up say parents, but Dubai schools refute claims
Infected child advised to stay away from school for 15 days and in some cases 21 days
By
* Shuchita Kapur
Published Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Parents in Dubai are on the guard as it is peak season for chickenpox - the highly-contagious, blistering virus, which can be very unpleasant for children.
Some parents in the city have complained their children have picked up the virus from school, but school authorities say that cases are minimal this year.
?Both my children are down with chickenpox and I know of other such cases in school,? said a parent on the condition of anonymity. The children study in a prestigious British curriculum school in Dubai.
?Two of my children study in Wellington Primary and I?ve been receiving text messages from the school about isolated cases of chickenpox. One of my kids is in Year 2 and there have been two such cases in the class. The school has also advised parents to take precautionary measures,? said another parent.
The school nurse at Wellington Primary refused to comment on the matter when contacted by Emirates 24|7...
Chickenpox cases up say parents, but Dubai schools refute claims
Infected child advised to stay away from school for 15 days and in some cases 21 days
By
* Shuchita Kapur
Published Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Parents in Dubai are on the guard as it is peak season for chickenpox - the highly-contagious, blistering virus, which can be very unpleasant for children.
Some parents in the city have complained their children have picked up the virus from school, but school authorities say that cases are minimal this year.
?Both my children are down with chickenpox and I know of other such cases in school,? said a parent on the condition of anonymity. The children study in a prestigious British curriculum school in Dubai.
?Two of my children study in Wellington Primary and I?ve been receiving text messages from the school about isolated cases of chickenpox. One of my kids is in Year 2 and there have been two such cases in the class. The school has also advised parents to take precautionary measures,? said another parent.
The school nurse at Wellington Primary refused to comment on the matter when contacted by Emirates 24|7...