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| Swine flu boy forces Eton closure | |
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| Public school Eton will close for a week after a pupil tested positive for swine flu, a school spokesman has said. | Public school Eton will close for a week after a pupil tested positive for swine flu, a school spokesman has said. |
| The Berkshire school, which was attended by princes William and Harry, was informed on Wednesday that a 13-year-old boy had tested positive. | The Berkshire school, which was attended by princes William and Harry, was informed on Wednesday that a 13-year-old boy had tested positive. |
| Health authorities advised the school to shut until 7 June. | Health authorities advised the school to shut until 7 June. |
| It comes after health officials announced a further 17 people in the UK were diagnosed with the virus, taking the total number of cases to 203. | It comes after health officials announced a further 17 people in the UK were diagnosed with the virus, taking the total number of cases to 203. |
| Fourteen of the new cases - 13 children and one adult - are part of an outbreak now totalling 64 cases linked to Welford Primary School in Birmingham. | Fourteen of the new cases - 13 children and one adult - are part of an outbreak now totalling 64 cases linked to Welford Primary School in Birmingham. |
| Welford is carrying out a "deep clean" while closed for half-term. | Welford is carrying out a "deep clean" while closed for half-term. |
| Exam season | |
| A spokesman for Eton, near Windsor, said the boy has a mild illness and was recovering at home. | |
| The school is currently closed for half term and had been due to re-open on Sunday, 31 May, but will now remain closed for another week. | |
| The spokesman said boys who are due to sit public examinations will be allowed to return under controlled conditions. | |
| "The HPA [Health Protection Agency] is following up pupils who have been in contact with the boy that tested positive," he added. | |
| "The objective is to minimise the risk of spread of infection, while allowing boys to take their public examinations." |