A flu outbreak at Elsipogtog School has more than half of the students and 30 per cent of staff off "sick," prompting officials to close the school Friday for disinfection, says the director of education. The Elsipogtog Headstart daycare, across the street from the kindergarten to Grade 8 school, and the Elsipogtog Day Care Centre were also closed Friday. John Levi, Elsipogtog First Nation warrior chief, is one of the parents who opted to keep his children home from school to avoid getting the flu. The Elsipogtog Health and Wellness Centre has posted at least four flu-related messages on its Facebook page in the past two days. (CBC)Augustine said Elsipogtog's health director Claudia Simon assured him on Thursday there is "no flu epidemic in Elsipogtog."

Source: CBC News February 16, 2018 15:53 UTC