SCIENCE CITY OF MUÑOZ – Still wary of the A(H1N1) influenza, the Central Luzon State University (CLSU) here resumed classes and office work yesterday.
CLSU president Dr. Ruben Sevilleja suspended classes and office work for one week last July 25 to prevent further spread of the A(H1N1) virus on the 658-hectare campus and reservation here.
Five students were earlier confirmed to have caught the virus. They were randomly selected from a big number of students, faculty and staff members of the university afflicted with the virus.
There could have been more positive cases inside the campus but their determination was not continued as the throat swab and laboratory test were proving to be costly.
An average of 600 students were reported to be seeking treatment at the CLSU infirmary daily before the classes and office work were suspended.
Sevilleja said the suspension of classes and office work were made upon consultation with the provincial health officer of Nueva Ecija.
Dr. Eduardo Ricio, a member of the CLSU-Department of Health monitoring team, said to ensure that no students and faculty and staff members are entering the university campus, medical aides have been getting body temperature of every one entering the university’s gates.
Those found with higher temperature are requested to seek treatment at the infirmary.
The university has 8,000 students and more than 1,000 faculty and staff members. About 2,000 of the students are staying in dormitories and other lodging places on campus and the rest in outside lodging houses or are commuting daily.
Many of the faculty and staff members are also staying on campus in the cottages owned by the university.
Ricio said the classrooms, offices and the comfort-wash rooms were disinfected twice last week.
One student died but the cause of her death was not known as her parents did not give consent for an autopsy. The sophomore student first complained of body discomfort and when brought to the hospital, she became comatose for one day and died.
Due to the suspension of classes, the school calendar in CLSU is expected to be adjusted this semester to cover the lost class hours.
CLSU president Dr. Ruben Sevilleja suspended classes and office work for one week last July 25 to prevent further spread of the A(H1N1) virus on the 658-hectare campus and reservation here.
Five students were earlier confirmed to have caught the virus. They were randomly selected from a big number of students, faculty and staff members of the university afflicted with the virus.
There could have been more positive cases inside the campus but their determination was not continued as the throat swab and laboratory test were proving to be costly.
An average of 600 students were reported to be seeking treatment at the CLSU infirmary daily before the classes and office work were suspended.
Sevilleja said the suspension of classes and office work were made upon consultation with the provincial health officer of Nueva Ecija.
Dr. Eduardo Ricio, a member of the CLSU-Department of Health monitoring team, said to ensure that no students and faculty and staff members are entering the university campus, medical aides have been getting body temperature of every one entering the university’s gates.
Those found with higher temperature are requested to seek treatment at the infirmary.
The university has 8,000 students and more than 1,000 faculty and staff members. About 2,000 of the students are staying in dormitories and other lodging places on campus and the rest in outside lodging houses or are commuting daily.
Many of the faculty and staff members are also staying on campus in the cottages owned by the university.
Ricio said the classrooms, offices and the comfort-wash rooms were disinfected twice last week.
One student died but the cause of her death was not known as her parents did not give consent for an autopsy. The sophomore student first complained of body discomfort and when brought to the hospital, she became comatose for one day and died.
Due to the suspension of classes, the school calendar in CLSU is expected to be adjusted this semester to cover the lost class hours.
