9 more swine flu cases in Nepal, total reaches 48
Kathmandu: Nine more cases of swine flu
were detected in Nepal today, bringing the total number of
cases in the country to 48.
Of the 12 samples brought from Parbat district, nine
were found to be positive, said a senior official at the
Epidemiology and Disease Control Division in Teku.
All schools in Kusma -- the district headquarters of
Parbat -- have been closed since the last six days due to
rapid spread of viral fever among the students.
The schools were shut after more than 1,000 students
fell sick after a viral fever broke out in the area a week
ago. More than 500 viral fever patients have visited local
hospitals over the past one week, according to officials.
Meanwhile, with the spread of swine flu in
neighbouring Baglung district also, the Public and Boarding
School Organisation, Nepal (PABSON) has decided to temporarily
shut down schools in the region.
Bureau Report