An emergency was declared in a kindergarten in Prašník, close to Piešťany (Trnava Region), after a small girl suspected of suffering from swine flu was hospitalised.
After a few hours at kindergarten, she had a high fever and was taken to the Piešťany hospital by ambulance. As there was a suspicion she might be suffering from swine flu, she was transported to the Kramáre hospital in Bratislava. The tests later confirmed the virus, the TVnoviny.sk website reported.
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According to the kindergarten’s headmistress, she has the H1N1 virus which has the same development as an ordinary flu, but is more aggressive.
The kindergarten has been closed for a week. Its employees are now cleaning and disinfecting the place, following the orders of hygienists, TVnoviny.sk wrote.
