Cebu university suspends classes due to H1N1

3 students with flu, Visayas count at 21

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Three students from the University of Cebu Lapu-Lapu and Mandaue campus (UC-LM) were confirmed to have the Influenza A(H1N1) virus, forcing the suspension of classes there until June 28, according to regional advisories from the Department of Health (DoH).

This brought to 21 the total number of A(H1N1) patients in the Visayas – 12 in Central Visayas, six in Western Visayas, and three in Eastern Visayas, the DoH said.

The UC-LM also quarantined for 10 days 600 marine and nautical students who lived in the same dormitory with the three others who had the disease.

Another new case, a 20-year-old American from San Diego, California, tested positive for A(H1N1) after arrival in Bacolod City on June 9.

Bacolod City health officials are tracing the American patient’s contacts.

In Iloilo City, Mayor Jerry Treñas placed himself under a week-long quarantine to avoid the possibility of spreading the A(H1N1) virus, after arriving from the United States last Thursday.

Reached by phone at his house in Mandurriao District, Treñas said he was heeding the advice of the DoH to avoid crowds and refrain from being in close with other persons during the quarantine period.

Source: Phil. Daily Inquirer