All SKorean students face swine flu checkAll South Korean elementary and secondary schoolchildren schoolchildren school npl → écoliers mpl; (at secondary school) → collégiens mpl; lycéens mpl schoolchildren school will have their temperature checked daily to combat the spread of swine flu swine flu n. A highly contagious form of human influenza caused by a filterable virus identical or related to a virus formerly isolated from infected swine. , officials said Thursday. The education ministry said all schools were instructed to strengthen their fight against the A(H1N1) virus when the month-long summer break ends this week. "Teachers with digital thermometers will check the body temperature of all students at the school gates every morning," a spokesman told AFP (1) (AppleTalk Filing Protocol) The file sharing protocol used in an AppleTalk network. In order for non-Apple networks to access data in an AppleShare server, their protocols must translate into the AFP language. See file sharing protocol. . Schools were also told to sterilise Verb 1. sterilise - make free from bacteria sterilize autoclave - subject to the action of an autoclave disinfect - destroy microorganisms or pathogens by cleansing; "disinfect a wound" 2. classrooms daily and refrain from organising group activities. South Korea reported more than 3,300 cases of swine flu, including 926 students. Two patients died this month. The ministry said 46 schools have closed or delayed opening Delayed opening Postponement of the start of trading in a stock until correction of a gross imbalance in buy and sell orders. Such an imbalance is likely to follow on the heels of a significant event such as a takeover offer. See: Suspended trading. for the autumn term. South Korea has enough Tamiflu to treat 5.3 million people, about 10 percent of the population. It will secure the treatment for more than 10 million by the end of the year. The government will push to prioritise elementary and secondary school students when a vaccine becomes available later this year. Vaccines against swine flu are not yet available on the market as they are still undergoing clinical trials. 
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