DH advises a secondary school to start summer break

27 Jun 2009

A spokesman for the Department of Health (DH) today (June 27) advised Carmel Secondary School in Ho Man Tin to start summer break 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 cases in the school.

The case involved a 13-year-old girl, a Form One student of the school. The girl had onset of symptoms on June 23 and last attended school on June 25.

The student is in stable condition.

Investigations into the case are 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.