Greek health authorities are on alert after 45 out of 60 students in a regional high school went sick on Monday. The director of the high school in Akraifnio, in the Viotia Prefecture, north of Attica, decided to close the school Closed the Akrafnaio school by Orhomenos.
According to preliminary information by local media tvstar.gr, the students suffered from high fever, vomiting, nausea, pain in abdomen and bones and some even fainted. Some elderly residents of the area have reportedly suffered also from the same symptoms.
the director’s decision to close the school set Health authorities on alert, crews rushed to the area and took water samples from the school faucets fearing an epidemiological incident. Water samples have been taken also from four more areas in the village.
The water samples will be sent to the public laboratories of Livadia, the results are expected soon.
The Greek Center for Disease Prevention and Protection (KEELPNO) has been informed accordingly.
