CDC: Schools Should Only Close if High Number of Sick Students
USA Todayreports that the government is advising schools to only close if high numbers of students contract the H1N1 virus. Sick children should be isolated in a "safe place" where they wait to picked up and taken home.
Schools across the USA should close this fall only if "high numbers" of students come down with the H1N1 virus, or swine flu, top federal officials said Friday.
Schools' first line of defense against the illness? Frequent hand washing, "coughing etiquette," routine cleaning and close monitoring of symptoms.
In schools where students show symptoms, U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan said, educators should set aside a room for kids - "a safe place for them to stay" until they're picked up to go home.
The H1N1 swine flu virus has continued spreading this summer. In the U.S. there have been 6,506 cases and 436 deaths according to the latest CDC Update.
