Government Calls For Suspending Classes Nationwide

Juan Luis Manzur, Argentina’s new health minister, late Wednesday called for schools across the country to suspend all classes to stop the A/H1N1 flu virsus from killing more people.

Manzur said that as many as 44 people have died from the virus, though Health Ministry officials haven’t officially provided updated data since last Friday, when the number of confirmed dead stood at 26.

It’s unclear what other measures might be taken to detain the virus as Argentina’s heads into peak flu season.

Photo: Argentine President Cristina Fernández swearing in the new health minister. He replaced Graciela Ocaña, who quit on Monday.

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