Adamson Suspends Classes Due To A(H1N1)

Adamson University suspended its classes until June 24 after a student was confirmed with A(H1N1) virus. This is the first case of A(H1N1) in the said university.

In a related news, the Department of Health has recorded 36 new patients infected by the virus. Health Secretary Duque told that the new cases was mild in nature.

The new 36 mild confirmed cases involved 15 males and 21 females. The age range is 2-59 years old, with 17 as median age.

Duque noted that 34 of the cases are Filipinos, while the remaining two are foreigners. He added that 6 of the new cases have a history of travel to a country affected with the novel virus.

Duque said that all of these new patients are responding positively to their treatments.

Duque continued to remind the public that the simplest ways to avoid getting the flu are to wash hands thoroughly and to cover mouth and nose when coughing and sneezing, respectively.

Meanwhile, as of June 19, the World Health Organization reported 44,287 cases with 180 deaths from 90 reporting countries.