Rampant illnesses: Primary schools, ECEs empty out due to viruses
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Primary schools across the country are reporting up to half of their pupils off sick after being struck down by highly contagious respiratory illnesses and other bugs.
Babies, toddlers and preschoolers were also being hit hard by the latest spate of illness with some Auckland kindergartens reporting up to a fifth of kids being home unwell.
It comes as DHBs across the country are reporting having to postpone surgeries and create extra bed space for children as they deal with a big increase in the number of children with the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).
Two-year-old hospitalised a dozen times over 18 months with respiratory illnesses, including RSV
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Covid-19 coronavirus: Empty schools and kindergartens as new Auckland lockdown begins
15 Feb, 2021 05:00 AM
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Auckland Kindergarten Association education manager Bram Kukler says 109 of Auckland s 120 kindergartens had no children attend on Monday. Photo / Supplied
Auckland Kindergarten Association education manager Bram Kukler says 109 of Auckland s 120 kindergartens had no children attend on Monday. Photo / Supplied
Many Auckland schools and kindergartens have been empty today as the city ends its first day back in level 3 Covid lockdown.
The Auckland Kindergarten Association said 109 of its 120 kindergartens had no children at all today and the other 11 had only one child each. In three of those, the child only stayed for an hour, said the association s general manager of education Bram Kukler.