First nursery closed because of influenza A
"The closing of a nursery should be the exception and not the rule", said Nadine Morano, Secretary of State for the family, late August The town of Istres in the Bouches-du-Rhone inaugurates this exception.
After the contamination of at least one employee by the virus of the influenza A and the appearance of two suspected cases among the maternal assistants, the mayor of the city François Bernardini decided to close the nursery "The Pitchounets" today and for a period of seven days. During this period, staff members and children are invited to stay at home.
For the time being, none of the twenty children would have contracted virus H1N1. The city however recommends to parents "careful monitoring and not waiting to have their child examined in case of flu-like symptoms".
A listening cell has been set up. This is 0800 126 756.
This first nursery closing comes at a time when Italy is experiencing its first death due to influenza AT.
On Friday morning, a 51-year-old patient with heart problems died at the Cotugnon Neapolitan Hospital. He had contracted pneumonia as a result of virus H1N1 while two other patients, also treated in the same hospital, showed signs of improvement. In Monza, northern Italy, a man in his twenties was immersed in an artificial coma.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the epidemic has caused more than 2,800 deaths worldwide.
After the contamination of at least one employee by the virus of the influenza A and the appearance of two suspected cases among the maternal assistants, the mayor of the city François Bernardini decided to close the nursery "The Pitchounets" today and for a period of seven days. During this period, staff members and children are invited to stay at home.
For the time being, none of the twenty children would have contracted virus H1N1. The city however recommends to parents "careful monitoring and not waiting to have their child examined in case of flu-like symptoms".
A listening cell has been set up. This is 0800 126 756.
This first nursery closing comes at a time when Italy is experiencing its first death due to influenza AT.
On Friday morning, a 51-year-old patient with heart problems died at the Cotugnon Neapolitan Hospital. He had contracted pneumonia as a result of virus H1N1 while two other patients, also treated in the same hospital, showed signs of improvement. In Monza, northern Italy, a man in his twenties was immersed in an artificial coma.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the epidemic has caused more than 2,800 deaths worldwide.
