UPDATE: Aug. 26, 2009 – It has been confirmed that one Compassion-assisted child has contracted the H1N1 virus. The infected child is receiving medical treatment.

The Honduras Country Management Team (CMT) is aware of the child who contracted the virus and team members are staying in contact with the child's church center leaders as well as other nearby church centers.

The child development center the infected child attends temporarily closed for one week as a precaution.

Schools in Tegucigalpa and San Pedro Sula have closed for one week in an effort to prevent the spread of the virus.

Honduras officials say the highest number of H1N1 cases are concentrated in the cities of Tegucigalpa and San Pedro Sula.

Compassion Honduras has about 75 child development centers in Tegucigalpa and 25 in San Pedro Sula.

Please pray for the health of our children, staff and families. Pray that the government leaders and Compassion staff will know best how to address this pandemic and prevent further spread of the disease.

Compassion Honduras will keep us updated as more information is available.

Compassion International will contact you if your sponsored child has been affected.

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UPDATE: August 11, 2009 - The H1N1 virus continues to spread rapidly on the northern coast of Honduras, mostly in San Pedro Sula and a few cases in Puerto Cortes and Tegucigalpa.

More than 200 people have confirmed cases, with more than 1,000 suspected cases and six deaths.

Hospitals in Tegucigalpa are having difficulties handling the growing number of patients, with approximately 30 new patients a day.

Health authorities are providing masks in the central park of Tegucigalpa, as well as conducting home inspections.

The 34 child development centers that were temporarily closed have reopened.

Nearly 30 children from HO-353 were treated for flu symptoms. Sixteen of them have returned to the center and the rest are recovering at home. 

The Compassion Honduras office has organized a contingency group to monitor the situation.

June 17, 2009 - The H1N1 virus is spreading rapidly on the northern coast of Honduras, mostly in San Pedro Sula and a few cases in Puerto Cortes and Tegucigalpa.

Most of the cases in Honduras are children between 5 and 15 years old.

In an attempt to protect the children and stop the spread of the virus, the Compassion Honduras office has decided to temporarily close 34 child development centers. These centers will reopen July 1.