Concerned parents want 'flu-hit' Loreto Convent closed
Pretoria - Five learners from the Loreto Convent Queenswood School in Pretoria, have been hospitalised with the novel influenza A virus, previously referred to as swine flu. However, the National Institute of Communicable Diseases has assured there is no outbreak of the virus in South Africa. The children suffered symptoms such as sudden onset of cough, fever and body pain.Principal Marcello Pallozzi immediately contacted the institute and also sent parents a text to alert them of the situation.
Dr Sibongile Walaza, an epidemiologist at the NICD, said there were a number of clusters of influenza cases in schools. “If danger signs such as chest pain or shortness of breath are noted, medical attention should be sought.”
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