Healthcare Ministry does not rule out temporary closure of schools for A/H1N1 flu
11:54, 4 August 2009
ASTANA. August 4. KAZINFORM Ministry of Healthcare does not rule out temporary closing of secondary education institutions in connection with spread of A/H1N1 flu in the republic.
"The A/H1N1 epidemiological situation is getting complicated worldwide including in the Republic of Kazakhstan. In such cases we do not rule out temporary closure of the schools", Minister of Healthcare Zhaksylyk Doskaliyev has said in his answer to a question of a visitor of his personal e-blog.
"However, we will adopt an official document regarding this issue", the Head of the Ministry stressed.
Answering other questions, Z. Doskaliiyev noted that the situation on protection of population from A/H1N1 pandemic was under control of the Ministry.