Mid Year School Vacation Extended One Week
Due to AH1N1 Flu Virus
Costa Rican health and education authorities
jointly decided to extend the mid-year
school vacation an additional week in an
attempt to curb the spread of the AH1N1
virus that has claimed six lives already in
Costa Rica.
Some 1 million children and teachers of both
public and private schools will return to
school on July 27 and not July 20 as had
been announced at the start of the school
break.
The ministra de Salud, María Luisa Ávila,
said during a press conference, that the
country is at the top of the pandemic wave
that could last between two and four weeks,
and is now in its second week.
The ministra called on all to reinforce
their hygiene at home and at work, washing
hands thoroughly, covering nose and mouth
when sneezing and coughing and seeking
medical attention if any of the fly symptoms
are present.
Ministra Ávila also called on the population
to not let down their guard on the Dengue
fever.
For his part, the ministro de Educacion (MEP),
Leonardo Garnier, is reminding all school
principals and authorities to ensure that
bars of soap are available in all schools.
Garnier said it would be impossible for the
MEP personnel to place a bar of soap in
every school, a responsibility that falls
squarely on the directors of each school.
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