Wednesday, August 01, 2007

263 schools closed over last 4 months due to measles outbreak

Two hundred and sixty-three schools have been temporarily closed across Japan since April after a measles outbreak, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare said.

The educational institutions include 83 universities, 73 high schools, 27 junior high schools and 18 elementary schools.

The ministry said 2,511 students have been diagnosed with measles between April and late July. (Mainichi)
http://mdn.mainichi-msn.co.jp/national/news/20070728p2a00m0na009000c.html

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