日新型流感蔓延

Recently NHK News reported the following:

厚生労働省によりますと、８月３０日までの１週間に新たに報告された新型インフルエンザの集団感染は、全国で１３３０件に上りました。これは８９７件だった前の週のおよそ１．５倍で、厚生労働省がすべての感染者の把握をやめて集団感染の監視を始めた７月下旬以降、５週連続で増加しています。都道府県別にみますと、東京都が１６７件と最も多く、次いで、北海道が９３件、大阪府が７８けん、沖縄県が７２件など、これまで感染が拡大していた沖縄だけでなく全国的に集団感染が広がっています。厚生労働省感染情報管理室の中嶋建介室長は「学校の新学期が始まるなどして感染か広がっていると思われるので、うがいや手洗いなどの感染予防に加えて、もしもし感染したら週りの人にウイルスを広げないよう、学校や職場に行かないでほしい」と呼びかけています。

According to the Ministry of Health Welfare and Labor, in the week ending 30th August, the reported new cases of group influenza infection in the country was 1330 cases. This was 1.5 times more than the 897 cases reported last week. Since late July when the Ministry of Health Welfare and Labor stopped monitoring every case of infection and instead monitoring group infection, the number of cases continued to rise for 5 weeks. Looking at the new cases by administrative regions, Tokyo Metropolis had the highest number of 167 cases, next was Hokkaido with 93 cases, Osaka had 78 cases, Okinawa had 72 cases, it was not only in Okinawa that the number was increasing, it was the country as a whole that group infection was rising. Mr. Nakashima, the in charge of the infection information management office called for the attention that 'It is expected that infection would increase in schools after the new school year starts. Gargling and hand washing would enhance infection prevention. If infected, for the purpose of not spreading the virus to people around, do not go to school or office'.

After reading the above, I am wondering if schools in Hong Kong have adequately prepared themselves to cope with the possible spread of swine flu among students.