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School closed in swine flu alert New case critical with swine flu
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A primary school and private nursery in Argyll and Bute have been closed in the latest efforts to control the spread of swine flu. A fourth person in Scotland is in a critical condition in hospital with swine flu, it has emerged.
The Scottish Government said Toward School, near Dunoon, which has 25 pupils, was closed after a primary six pupil tested positive for the virus. Alex Salmond announced the new case during First Minister's Questions and said the number of people with the virus in Scotland had increased to 88.
The Appletree private nursery school in Rothesay has also been closed and its 40 pupils treated with antiviral drugs. A 45-year-old man from Paisley and a 38-year-old woman from Glasgow are also in a critical condition at the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Renfrewshire.
The total number of confirmed swine flu cases in Scotland now stands at 65. Another man, aged 37, is also in intensive care in a Glasgow hospital.
Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon said: "It is not unexpected that we are continuing to see new cases of this virus. We are determined to continue to do all we can to slow the spread of the virus. "We now have four cases in Scotland in intensive care," Mr Salmond said.
"I would like to reassure parents and the general public that the risk to public health still remains low. "That indicates that there can be no complacency on the part of anyone because while in most cases we are seeing a relatively mild impact of flu there are always people who, for a variety of reasons, prove more susceptible to the virus."
"However, we can all play a part in disrupting the spread of the virus by taking sensible precautions including regular hand washing and following good hygiene procedures." Alex Salmond announced the latest critical case at First Minister's Questions
On Tuesday, the 45-year-old man from Paisley was confirmed as the first person in the UK to become critically ill solely because of swine flu.
The 38-year-old woman and 37-year-old man are both known to have underlying health reasons.
It is not yet known if the new critical case also has underlying health problems.
Earlier, ministers confirmed that a primary school and private nursery in Argyll and Bute had been closed in the latest efforts to control the spread of swine flu.
Toward School, near Dunoon, which has 25 pupils, was closed after a primary six pupil tested positive for the virus.
The Appletree private nursery school in Rothesay was also been closed and its 40 pupils treated with antiviral drugs.