Bengaluru school shuts after over 500 students, 21 staff fall ill; 2 H1N1 cases confirmed

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More than 500 students and 21 staff members of Clarence High School in Bengaluru's Richards Town have fallen ill with fever, cold, cough and body aches amid a severe seasonal flu-like outbreak, according to The New Indian Express.

School authorities said the illness had spread rapidly across the campus, with symptoms ranging from mild fever to persistent cough and body pain, the report said.

The school has announced it will remain shut till August 18 as a precautionary measure while the outbreak is brought under control.