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A six-year-old boy and his little brother are the first children from Northern Ireland to test positive for swine flu. | A six-year-old boy and his little brother are the first children from Northern Ireland to test positive for swine flu. |
The boys and their aunt - who also has the virus - returned home from a family holiday in Mexico last week. | The boys and their aunt - who also has the virus - returned home from a family holiday in Mexico last week. |
St Ronan's primary school in Newry, County Down, where the six-year-old boy is a P2 pupil, has shut down early for the summer following the news. | St Ronan's primary school in Newry, County Down, where the six-year-old boy is a P2 pupil, has shut down early for the summer following the news. |
The child's fellow pupils in class have been offered anti-viral treatment. | The child's fellow pupils in class have been offered anti-viral treatment. |
Some parents from another P2 class are concerned that they haven't been approached. | Some parents from another P2 class are concerned that they haven't been approached. |
However, a spokesperson for the Public Health Agency said only those in contact with the family needed to be concerned. | However, a spokesperson for the Public Health Agency said only those in contact with the family needed to be concerned. |
It's understood the boys' mother remains in Mexico following a family wedding. | It's understood the boys' mother remains in Mexico following a family wedding. |
The child was at school for just one day, towards the end of last week. | The child was at school for just one day, towards the end of last week. |
Health minister Michael McGimpsey said the Public Health Agency had been working closely with staff at the school and stressed that the risk was low. | Health minister Michael McGimpsey said the Public Health Agency had been working closely with staff at the school and stressed that the risk was low. |
Meanwhile, it has emerged delivering leaflets on swine flu to every house in Northern Ireland cost the Department of Health £123,583. The cost of the television publicity campaign for Northern Ireland was £73,369. | |
It has been confirmed that a nine-year-old girl has died at Birmingham Children's Hospital in England after contracting swine flu. | |
NHS West Midlands said the girl, who had other serious underlying health conditions, died on Friday evening. | |
It is not known if swine flu contributed to her death, the hospital said. | |
Her death is the third swine-flu related fatality in the UK. | |
A 73-year-old man who was suffering from swine flu died in a Scottish hospital at the weekend. | |
He was being treated at the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Paisley and died late on Saturday. | |
The first person to die from swine flu outside North America was Jacqui Fleming, 38, of Glasgow, who died on 14 June. |