World & UK News: Swine flu hits Romania trip pupils

Eight British schoolchildren have been taken to hospital in Romania with swine flu. A British Embassy spokeswoman said the group arrived on June 25 as part of an annual exchange programme to work with disabled children in the north-east city of Iasi. The pupils, aged 16 to 18, are part of a group of 19 and three teachers from the private Sevenoaks School in Kent. The eight are in isolation at Iasi's Hospital for Infectious Diseases. British Ambassador Robin Barnett and other embassy officials travelled to Iasi this week to help with the case. The spokeswoman said British diplomats were working... [read full story]                    

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