FINALLY! But not quite ... College and University Classes suspended for one week in the wake of increasing cases of H1N1.

GMA News has reported that today Saturday June 6, the CHED or Commission on Higher Education has moved the opening of classes in universities and colleges to June 15.

You can read more on the GMA news site here

While a lot of parents have welcomed this move by the CHED, what is puzzling is the inaction on the part of the Department of Education to adjust the resumption of classes to the same date.

It is most definitely not the nature of H1N1 to infect only those of college age, nor is travel abroad limited to those ages 17 and above.

Thus, this move is quite puzzling and bears close scrutiny particularly when infections spread to the elementary and high school level.

At least 29 students in Nueva Ecija being monitored for Influenza A H1N1

GMA News has reported that at least 29 students in Nueva Ecija are being monitored for H1N1.

You can read about it here

Further updates on this and other developments will be posted in this blog.

CNN Report - Thailand tourist's lung tissue 'gone' after mysterious death

Just a while back, two tourists died a mysterious death in Thailand and the pathology reports on one of the victims only deepens the mystery.

Read more about it on CNN here


For a background on the case read about here

UK School hit with 50 swine flu cases - from BBC

This is the worst fear of many parents and the health authorities here should read this article and rethink their position on school opening next week.

A Primary School in Birmingham has a swarm of 50 confirmed swine flu cases and this number is expected to rise.

Read more about on BBC here

Addressing the Influenza A H1N1 Swine Flu Crisis

With the specter of a global pandemic looming, MedAlerts has addressed the need to inform our readers immediately. Thus we will pick out information specific to the Influenza A H1N1 swine flu virus and modify our layout to ensure that the important news is readily accessible.

This is an ongoing work in progress so please bear with us as we feel that bringing the news fast will trump aesthetics any day.

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