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| Eton swine flu outbreak spreads | Eton swine flu outbreak spreads |
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| Three further Eton College pupils have been diagnosed with swine flu, taking the total number of cases at the public school to four. | Three further Eton College pupils have been diagnosed with swine flu, taking the total number of cases at the public school to four. |
| More suspected cases at the Berkshire school are being investigated after a pupil tested positive there last week. | More suspected cases at the Berkshire school are being investigated after a pupil tested positive there last week. |
| Health chiefs confirmed there were another 17 cases of the virus across the UK, bringing the total to 246. | |
| The new cases included one patient from Wales, which is believed to be the first swine flu case in the country. | The new cases included one patient from Wales, which is believed to be the first swine flu case in the country. |
| They also include two cases in Scotland. | |
| Letter sent | |
| The Health Protection Agency said earlier on Sunday that 32 suspected cases were being investigated at Eton, the school attended by Princes William and Harry. | |
| In a letter written to parents, it warned of seven probable and 25 possible cases. | In a letter written to parents, it warned of seven probable and 25 possible cases. |
| The school will remain closed until 7 June. | The school will remain closed until 7 June. |
| A spokesman for the Department of Health said the cases of swine flu in the UK had so far been mild, and there was not yet evidence of "widespread community transmission". | |
| "Our strategy to slow the spread of the disease appears to have been effective, and the UK's arrangements continue to ensure that we are well-placed to deal with this new infection," he said. | |
| However, it was still right to prepare for the "possibility of a global pandemic", he added. |