KOTA KINABALU: Six pupils of SK Stella Maris here have tested positive for H1N1, says Sabah Health and People’s Wellbeing Minister Datuk Frankie Poon.
However, Poon said it was not serious and that closing the school temporarily was just one way to handle the situation.
He added that the ministry does not want the disease to spread with the Chinese New Year celebrations just round the corner.
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