. "0"^^ . "1"^^ . "0"^^ . "http://www.wsoctv.com/news/local/matthews-school-closes-after-50-teachers-staff-fall-ill-officials-say/130845938?ecmp=wsoctv_social_facebook_2014_sfp\n\n\nMATTHEWS, N.C. --\nAbout 50 teachers and staff members were sick Monday at Covenant Day School in Matthews, and the school had to close because there not enough teachers to hold class.\n\nThe school will also be closed on Tuesday.\n\nHealth department officials said the faculty members became ill with norovirus-like symptoms including nausea, vomiting and diarrhea. \n\nThe staff ate a meal together Friday night. About 70 people from the school attended. The lunch was catered by Jersey Mikes on Matthews Township Parkway in Matthews. The health department is working with the school and the restaurant to determine what happened. \n\nNo students were sick, officials said.\n\nThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said norovirus causes inflammation of the stomach and/or intestines.\n\nThe most common symptoms include diarrhea, vomiting, nausea and stomach pain.\n\nAt this time, norovirus has not been confirmed and the health department is waiting on test results from the State Health Department Laboratory.\n\n\n\n\nhttp://www.wcnc.com/news/health/health-dept-looking-into-possible-norovirus-at-day-school/61762639\n\nMATTHEWS, N.C. -- Faculty and staff members at a school in Matthews fell ill over the weekend with norovirus-like symptoms. \n\nThe Mecklenburg County Health Department says faculty and staff members at Covenant Day School began exhibiting signs of norovirus, such as nausea, vomiting and diarrhea. Initially, the school thought the staff members had obtained food poisoning, but health officials are investigating the incident as a possible norovirus outbreak. \n\nThe Health Department says all of the symptomatic faculty members attended a catered lunch on Friday, which was catered by the Jersey Mikes sandwich shop located in the 2300 block of Matthews Township Parkway. \n\nThe Health Department is working closely with both the school and the restaurant to determine the cause. \n\nAt the time of this writing, health officials are awaiting test results from the State Health Department Laboratory."^^ . "0"^^ . . "2016-03-01T00:00:00"^^ . .