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A team from the Central Regional Health Directorate has screened students at the Mfantsipim Senior High School following an outbreak of swine flu there.Ten students are currently being treated while another two from a junior high school at Breman Asikuma are also getting medical attention.Visits to Mfantsipim have been restricted whiles the JHS has been shut down for two weeks.This brings to twelve the number of reported swine flu cases in the Central Region and follows a string of outbreaks in some schools in Accra over the last few weeks.Students at Mfantsipim last night demanded that they be sent home but the headmaster, Kwame Mieza Edjah, tells Joy News that decision can only be taken based on the advice of the medical team.The Ghana Health Service has warned of more outbreaks and appeal that symptoms are reported for a prompt medical care.A number of schools in Accra including Merton Montessori recently had to be closed down after some pupils there were infected.The influenza, which is gradually becoming a pandemic, started gradually and there was full assurance it was under control.Although reports of infections currently are minimal, there are fears there are several cases yet to be reported.The possibility of a pandemic stares even stronger in the face of Ghanaians who are packed into commercials on a daily basis. That is, there are fears the reported cases are just a tip of the iceberg.Source: Myjoyonline.com/Ghana
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