Esther Ashby-Coventry16:44, Jun 28 2021
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A gastroenteritis image made from a transmission electron microscopy view. (File photo)
Gastro bugs have swept through South Canterbury schools and early education centres with up to 50 per cent of children from some kindergartens away because of illness.
Last week, the Canterbury District Health Board informed all Canterbury schools that there were high levels of gastroenteritis in schools and early childhood centres, and called for parents to keep sick children at home.
South Canterbury Kindergartens general manager Dave Hawkey said it had been prevalent in most kindergartens in the region.
“At times last week there has been up to half the children away,” Hawkey said.