Schools closed in Hong Kong flu outbreak
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![A Hong Kong tram driver wears a protective mask, amidst a flu outbreak in schools, in scenes reminiscent of the SARS outbreak in 2003. [AFP]](http://www.abc.net.au/ra/img/news/base/hkong_flu_afp_130308.jpg "A Hong Kong tram driver wears a protective mask, amidst a flu outbreak in schools, in scenes reminiscent of the SARS outbreak in 2003. [AFP]")
A Hong Kong tram driver wears a protective mask, amidst a flu outbreak in schools, in scenes reminiscent of the SARS outbreak in 2003. [AFP]
Two weeks off school would normally be a welcome holiday for most children in Hong Kong but the next two weeks at home could save their lives because of a flu outbreak.
Presenter: Karon Snowdon
Speaker: Peter Cordingley, Regional Spokesman for the World health Organisation, Dr York Chow, Hong Kong Health Secretary
