Schools forced shut in Malé as parents keep children at home over flu outbreak
All schools in capital city Malé have been shut once again after parents refused to send their children to school amid widespread panic over a flu outbreak that has claimed six lives
28 Mar 2017, 9:00 AM
All schools in capital city Malé have been shut once again after parents refused to send their children to school amid widespread panic over a flu outbreak that has claimed six lives.
Defence Minister Adam Shareef told reporters on Monday that all schools in Malé and some islands affected by the H1N1 strain of influenza will now re-open on Sunday, April 2.
He insisted the decision to resume school this week was based on the Health Protection Agency’s advice, despite a leaked document showing that an advisory committee on the flu outbreak, which includes health ministry and HPA officials, had in fact recommended that schools remain closed until April 2.
The education ministry first closed schools on March 14, three days before they were due to close for a week long midterm break.
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