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Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Malaysia : 34 MRSM Pendang Students With H1N1 Symptoms Recovering Well

Via Bernama :

" ALOR SETAR, July 26 : The Kedah Health department said 34 Maktab Rendah Sains Mara (MRSM) students in Pendang with suspected Influenza A (H1N1) symptoms, were recovering well.Kedah Health Department director Dr Marzukhi Mat Isa said they were among 78 students who were initially tested for A(H1N1) after they came down with a bout of high fever.

He added that blood samples taken from the 78 students showed 34 of them with A(H1N1) like symptoms."The students were immediately quarantined at the school hostel while the rest were quarantined at their respective homes," said Dr Marzukhi when contacted by Bernama Monday.

He added that their condition has almost returned to normal and expected to be free from such symptoms soon."The Pendang District Health office has been asked to monitor the situation although no new cases were reported while MRSM was free to operate as normal," he said."

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