NASSAU CO.
One is a four-year-old child from Freeport, who is currently hospitalized. The child became ill on May 11 with fever, cough and congestion. The child and family traveled to Mexico.
The other 12 are students. Eight attend Memorial Junior High School in the Valley Stream Central High School District.
The district, anticipating a large student absenteeism rate there, decided to close Memorial Junior High School on Wednesday and Thursday, reopening on Tuesday, May 26.
All other district schools will remain open as there have been no confirmed cases at North High School, South High School or Central High School.
The remaining four students attend other schools within the community of Valley Stream, officials said.
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Nassau County Executive Suozzi and Nassau County Department of Health advise individuals to protect themselves and prevent the spread of illness by doing the following.
Wash your hands often with soap and water, especially after you cough or sneeze. Alcohol-based hand cleaners are also effective.
Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue when you cough or sneeze. Throw the tissue in the trash after you use it.
Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth. Germs spread this way.
Try to avoid close contact with sick people.
If you get sick, stay home from work or school and limit contact with others to keep from infecting them.
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Schools Closed Because of Flu
QUEENS
IS 238 (Susan B. Anthony), Hollis - reopening May 22
PS 16, Corona - reopening May 22
P255 (located at PS 16), Corona - reopening May 22
IS 5, Elmhurst - reopening May 22
MS 74 (Nathaniel Hawthorne), Bayside - reopening May 26
PS 107, Flushing - reopening May 26
MS 158, Bayside - reopening May 26
IS 25, Flushing - reopening May 26
World Journalism Preparatory (located at IS 25), Flushing - reopening May 26
PS 233 (located at IS 25), Flushing - reopening May 26
PS 19 (Marino Jeantet School), Corona - reopening May 26
PS 32 (State Street School), Flushing - reopening May 26
PS 209 (Clearview Gardens School/544 students), Whitestone - reopening May 26
P9 (located at PS 209), Whitestone - reopening May 26
Our Lady of Lourdes School, Queens Village - reopening May 26
Holy Family School, Fresh Meadows - closed May 20
St. Joseph's Elementary School, Long Island City - reopening May 21
PS 35 (Nathaniel Woodhull/615 students), Hollis - reopening May 26
Merrick Academy Charter School (495 students), Queens Village - reopening May 26
MANHATTAN
Saint David's School, Upper East Side - reopening May 21
The Child School, Roosevelt Island - reopening May 21
PS 130 (Fernando De Soto/1,081 students), Chinatown - reopening May 26
BROOKLYN
IS 318, Williamsburg - reopening May 26
BRONX
Horace Mann School, Riverdale - reopening May 26
South Bronx Charter School for International Cultures and the Arts, Mott Haven - reopening May 26
NEW JERSEY
Robert Waters Elementary School, Union City - reopening May 26
LONG ISLAND
Memorial Junior High School, Valley Stream - reopening May 26
The New York Department of Education has put a guide on its Web site for parents whose kids are home because their schools are closed. The link includes homework packets. CLICK HERE for the DOE guide.
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ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
For facts about influenza, and more information about swine flu, please visit the Health Department and CDC websites. Some specific resources:
From New York City Health Department
Facts about flu
http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/html/cd/cdinflu.shtml
From Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
General information about swine flu
http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/general_info.htm
Swine Flu Case Definitions
http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/casedef_swineflu.htm
Swine Flu Infection Control and Patient Care
http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/guidelines_infection_control.htm
Preventing the Flu
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/protect/habits.htm
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