Schools closed in W Nepal after fever outbreak

All schools in Nepali western Baglung district headquarters have been closed from Thursday following an outbreak of viral fever among students, local media reported Friday.

A few schools in Baglung bazaar were closed from Wednesday noon after the students suffered from an unknown disease while other schools announced closure from Thursday.

"A meeting of the schools' principals decided to close the schools for three days," local newspaper The Rising Nepal cited Mahesh Chandra Pradhan, principal of Amrit Boarding School, as saying.

The students are showing symptoms like headache, eye itching, cough and cold, and watery eyes.

Tarun Poudel, medical superintendent of Dhaulagiri Zonal Hospital in Baglung district, said it was difficult to diagnose the disease though it may be the symbol of season change, adding that the symptoms look like that of viral fever.

Source: Xinhua