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TACLOBAN CITY—The city schools division here will suspend classes in the different elementary and secondary schools on June 29 and 30, vesper and feast day of the city fiesta, as precautionary measures against the Influenza A (H1N1) virus.
Ronelo Al Firmo, Tacloban city schools division superintendent, on Monday said that while classes will be suspended on these dates, students will have to stay in their respective homes and refrain from joining the festivities—which is expected to draw many visitors, including balikbayans and foreigners—to avoid contamination.
He said students and their parents will be advised of such precautionary measures.
The Sangyaw Festival, which is a crowd drawer, will be held here on June 29. The city fiesta is scheduled on June 30.
Although there has been no confirmed H1N1 case in Tacloban City, some city residents, particularly students, have had close contact with persons afflicted with the swine flu, Firmo said.
This was the reason a private school in Tacloban City, with both elementary and secondary students, recently suspended classes, he said. /inquirer
Firmo added that he had already deployed their medical teams, together with some personnel of the City Health Office, to monitor the different public schools in the city.
He said there are about 31,000 elementary and high school students in Tacloban City.
So far, Eastern Visayas already has five confirmed H1N1 flu cases and several cases under observation (CUOs).
