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Ten new cases of swine flu have been confirmed in England, taking the total number in the UK to 65, the Health Protection Agency has said.Ten new cases of swine flu have been confirmed in England, taking the total number in the UK to 65, the Health Protection Agency has said.
Another seven adults and three children have been diagnosed with the virus.Another seven adults and three children have been diagnosed with the virus.
Two new cases are in London and four are in the eastern England. Another three are in the north-west and the tenth is in the Home Counties. Four are in eastern England and three are in the north-west. Three more are in London, including a pupil at Hampton School in south-west London.
The news came as four schools reopened after being closed as a precaution when pupils contracted the virus. The school has been closed for a week from Monday as a precaution. Four other schools in England have reopened.
Another school, Hampton independent boys' school in south-west London, closed its doors for a week from Monday after a Year 7 pupil fell ill. Hampton School, which is an independent boys' secondary, shut its doors after a Year 7 pupil fell ill after travelling overseas.
The school said tests were still being carried out to confirm whether the boy was suffering from swine flu. He is said to be recovering well at home. The school said the boy was recovering well at home, and GCSE and A-level exams, the bulk of which commence this week, would continue as planned.
GCSE and A-level exams at the school, the bulk of which commence this week, will continue as planned, a spokesman added.
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A Department of Health spokesman said on Monday that all infections in the UK so far had been "mild". Thanks to early diagnosis and treatment with anti-virals, the spread of the virus is being limited and symptoms reduced.A Department of Health spokesman said on Monday that all infections in the UK so far had been "mild". Thanks to early diagnosis and treatment with anti-virals, the spread of the virus is being limited and symptoms reduced.
"But it is right to prepare for the possibility of a global pandemic. The UK's arrangements are continuing to ensure that we are well-placed to deal with this new infection.""But it is right to prepare for the possibility of a global pandemic. The UK's arrangements are continuing to ensure that we are well-placed to deal with this new infection."
Some people take the view that most courses last two years and this is a week at the end Antony FaccinelloFrom Alleyn's School which was closed due to swine fluSome people take the view that most courses last two years and this is a week at the end Antony FaccinelloFrom Alleyn's School which was closed due to swine flu
The two cases in London are an adult and a child who are both close contacts of individuals previously confirmed with the virus. The two cases in London are both connected with Alleyn's School in Dulwich, which was closed on 4 May after five pupils were confirmed with the virus.
The east of England cases involve two adults and a child who had returned from an infected area overseas. NHS London said the two latest cases were a 12-year-old pupil and a parent.
Another case is an adult who has caught the virus through close contact and investigations are continuing into the origin of the fourth infection. Despite the development, the school reopened on Monday and the Health Protection Agency stressed that because of the time taken to diagnose swine flu, all 10 newly-confirmed patients may already have recovered and be symptom-free.
NHS East of England said the four cases in its area included a man from North Weald, Essex, who had close contact with an already confirmed case and a child from Canvey Island, also in Essex, who recently visited Mexico.
Another case involved a man from Lowestoft, Suffolk, who recently visited Florida and the fourth was a woman from the Huntingdonshire district in Cambridgeshire.
Investigations are continuing into the origin of her infection.
In the north west, two of those infected are adults who have returned from abroad and the third adult is a case of close contact.In the north west, two of those infected are adults who have returned from abroad and the third adult is a case of close contact.
Finally, in the south east, the sufferer is a child who has recently travelled to an infected area.
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On Monday, two London schools - Alleyn's School in Dulwich and the Dolphin School in Battersea - reopened their doors. Three other schools also reopened on Monday. They are the Dolphin School in Battersea, Paignton Community and Sports College in Devon and Downend School in Bristol.
So, too, did Paignton Community and Sports College in Devon and Downend School in Bristol. Alleyn's has reopened despite another pupil being confirmed with the virus
Antony Faccinello, senior deputy head teacher at Alleyn's, said all staff and pupils who had not developed infections and were symptom-free could now return.Antony Faccinello, senior deputy head teacher at Alleyn's, said all staff and pupils who had not developed infections and were symptom-free could now return.
He said the school was in close contact with exam boards and had already made arrangements to postpone some oral and practical exams.He said the school was in close contact with exam boards and had already made arrangements to postpone some oral and practical exams.
But he stressed that the impact of the closure on students sitting exams was expected to be minimal: "Some people take the view that most courses last two years and this is a week at the end.But he stressed that the impact of the closure on students sitting exams was expected to be minimal: "Some people take the view that most courses last two years and this is a week at the end.
"I think a lot of it is about reassuring people.""I think a lot of it is about reassuring people."
Meanwhile, holiday companies Thomson and First Choice said they were cancelling all flights to the Mexican resorts of Cancun and Cozumel up to and including 18 May.
They also said that their last holidaymakers still in Mexico would be returning home on Monday.