Swine Flu closes Primary School

A primary school in Greenock is to be closed for a week because a pupil there is a probable swine flu case.
The five-year-old boy, who is in primary one at Ravenscraig Primary, has so far tested positive for influenza A.

His mother, who came into contact with a teenager from the town who has been confirmed with swine flu, is also being classed as a probable case.

Scottish Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon said 23 pupils in the boy’s class were being treated with tamiflu.
Another 17 children who attended an after-school club with him are also being treated.

They were also being asked not to return to the after-school club or to their own individual schools for seven days.

Link: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/8046595.stm


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