Barnet Council's policy on the superbug SARS seems bizarre to say the least.
Quarantining teachers goes against Government guidelines, which say people should live their lives as normal unless they show the highly visible symptoms of SARS.
On the other hand, the council says children returning from SARS-affected areas must still go to school because they are less susceptible to the virus. If children are not at risk, why are teachers returning from SARS-affected areas not allowed near them?
Such contradictory policies can only fuel paranoia that SAR
April 30, 2003 17:00
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