The Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) alerted the public Saturday that in the past 24 hours an additional 11 hospitalized A(H1N1) flu cases were reported, bringing the total of severe cases to 65. Steve Kuo, director-general of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), said more A(H1N1) patients were hospitalized probably because the public health system has become more cautious in its epidemic prevention and protection measures. While a further increase in the number of hospitalized cases can be expected, no fatalities have been reported in the past two days, he added. With a new school semester about to begin in early September, Kuo urged schools and parents take precautionary measures, such as checking the temperatures of school children, to ensure that no infected students will be at school. To prevent cluster infections in schools, public health and education authorities have ruled that any class with two identified infections within a period of three days should be suspended for five days. This 3-2-5 prevention system applies to all kindergartens, elementary and secondary schools. 