Tuesday, April 6, 2010

Malaysia: National Svc. Training Prg. @ Gua Musang - 40 quarantined in Hospital

Berita Harian
Selasa, 06/04/2010 Tuesday, 06/04/2010

40 trainees in Gua Musang quarantined

KOTA BHARU: A total of 40 trainees of the National Service Training Program (NS) at Camp Ethnobotany, Gua Musang, quarantined since yesterday afternoon after experiencing symptoms of disease detection, such as influenza (Inclusion).

All students involved are now placed under strict surveillance Gua Musang Hospital and other health workers involved in the camp is not allowed to interact and mingled with 310 other trainers at the camp said.

Director General of the National Service Training Department (JLKN), Datuk Abdul Hadi Awang Minor, said up to yesterday, the health status of 40 students involved, including 11 women had no concern for treatment, including medication to prevent flu that they suffer from prolonged.

"We still have not received confirmation of whether the student is infected 40 Influenza A (H1N1) or not because so far the medical officer conducting the examination to only inform the group that appears to be the inclusion of symptoms that concern," he said when contacted yesterday.

"However, to ensure their health guaranteed, 40 trainees are not allowed to participate in any activities and training with other trainers, but quarantined in two blocks of each food they are normally well enough drugs," he said when contacted yesterday.

Abdul Hadi said, JLKN also have direct management of the camp is to increase the level of cleanliness around, in addition to ensuring that canteen operators maintain personal hygiene and cooking food properly to avoid the problem persists.

"I have ordered 79 NS camps around the country ready to face a variety of possibilities including the second wave of H1N1 is reported to be affected due to the Ministry of Health warned," he said.

He said parents who are now quarantined students do not need to worry because their health condition is not worrisome, other will follow the usual practice after a medical officer.

Meanwhile, Kelantan Health Department Deputy Director, Dr Wan Mansor Hamzah, said his party is carrying out vaccination against 5.091 injections health officials around the country, as well as 2.270 other officers of various agencies working in the front line, and 1.370 of the public, especially among high risk groups affected infection.

Alor Setar: Test sample inclusion disease, which is taken from students and staff of the three schools in Langkawi last week has been confirmed in laboratory Sungai Buloh Hospital, Selangor as H1N1 infection.

Until yesterday another school of the Chinese National Type Schools (SJKC) Chung Hwa in Langkawi closed for five days from the day it closed four schools in the country, while two of the National Secondary School (SMK) Mahsuri and the Mara Junior Science College (MRSM ) is in the attention of the State of NSW Department of Health following the spread of diseases such as influenza (Inclusion).

. Langkawi District Health Officer, Dr Mansor Ismail, said that at about 8.30 am yesterday the Special Task Force (CDC) Langkawi District Health Office to bring more than 40 students SJKC Chung Hwa to Madiun Health Clinic to receive treatment early after infection Inclusion.

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