23 Jun 2009
The Department of Health (DH) today (June 23) advised a secondary school in Wong Tai Sin to suspend classes for two weeks starting tomorrow to stop the possible spread of human swine influenza (Influenza A H1N1) in the school.
The advice was made following the confirmation of a human swine influenza case in the school involving a 14-year-old boy.
"He is a Grade 9 student of International Christian Quality Music Secondary and Primary School. He attended school on June 19 when he had onset of influenza symptoms," a DH spokesman said.
The boy will be taken to hospital for treatment. He is now in stable condition.
Investigation into the case is ongoing.
The spokesman called on parents to pay attention to the health condition of their children, and to remind them to observe good personal and environmental hygiene.