Focus Taiwan0
Date: 06/14/2020
By: Chen Chao-fu, Chen Wei-ting and Joseph Yeh

Kaohsiung, June 14 (CNA) The Kaohsiung City government decided on Sunday not to suspend a class in a secondary school after students who had symptoms similar to COVID-19 symptoms tested negative for the disease.

The city's Department of Health said four of the 15 students who had fallen ill with coughs, fevers and respiratory discomfort were tested for both COVID-19 and the flu Saturday and the test results for all four came back negative late Saturday and early Sunday.

The city government and the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) conducted the tests after 15 of the 30 students in the class developed the symptoms between June 9 and June 12.

As the city and the CDC awaited the test results, the city announced Saturday that the class would be suspended starting Monday, but after the results came back negative, the Department of Health said there was no longer a need to halt the class.   [FULL  STORY]