All seven Spartanburg School Districts met in Woodruff Wednesday to prepare for H1N1 during the school year. They discussed how to protect students in what experts say is a growing pandemic. Karen Neal, Curriculum Specialist for Spartanburg District 4, said it was a productive meeting. "As the school year begins, the districts will continue to monitor the H1N1 flu outbreak and communicate with each other in understanding and following the standards set by DHEC, CDC, and SDE. Indeed, our priority is in insuring the health and safety of our students and staff. We will communicate with parents at the beginning of the school year regarding the flu potential. We will attempt to educate students, parents, and staff regarding recommendations from the CDC to 1) cover you mouth and nose when you cough, 2) wash your hands frequently with soap and water or use a hand sanitizer, and 3) stay at home when you are sick and seek medical attention. Finally, our network will continue to communicate with each other and individual superintendents regarding flu outbreaks and the potential of H1N1 vaccine clinics to be held in conjunction with DHEC guidelines in the fall."
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GENEVA (AP) - The World Health Organization says 338 people have
died from swine flu in the last week.
The H1N1 virus is now responsible for a total of at least 1,154
deaths since it emerged in Mexico and the United States in April
and later developed into a global epidemic. Most of the deaths are
in the Western Hemisphere.
WHO said Tuesday that laboratory confirmed cases of the disease
have now reached 162,380. It says this number is likely a low
estimate because hard-hit countries are no longer testing all the
people with flu symptoms.
WHO spokeswoman Fadela Chaib said "nobody knows" how many
people are infected in the 168 countries and territories with
cases.
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