According to a Toronto Public Health official on Tuesday, Etobicoke's Catholic school might have undergone an outburst of Norwalk virus-like ailment.

As per the information conveyed by Dr. Michael Finkelstein, the city's associate chief medical officer of health, to CTV News that the virus generally grounds strong infirmity, however just stays there for a few days. Norwalk or norovirus troubles are frequently known as stomach flu, even though it isn't grounds by the flu virus, he added.

The viruses do grounds an intestinal and stomach infection known as gastroenteritis that can guide to the unexpected beginning of diarrhea and vomiting, Finkelstein expressed. Noroviruses time and again turn up in the drop and initial winter, he added.

Located on Rathburn Road, St. Gregory Catholic School had 200 students missing out of 630 on Monday, expressed Corrado Maltese, the Catholic panel's safety manager. Approximately 150 students were missing on Tuesday, he expressed. He further added that things are pretty fine as of now. They foresee that things will be pretty ok tomorrow. In stipulations of staff non-attendance, it was very well.