Secondary school in Czech Cheb closed over flu

According to sanitary officers, it is probable that many of them have contracted swine flu.

In all, 730 students attend the school.

The school was today closed mainly for preventative reasons. Students will have a regular holiday for the whole next week.

Bockova said only three cases of swine flu among the students had been confirmed.

The school is expected to re-open after the holiday on November 23, she said.

According to the information of the regional office, one student at the secondary school in nearby Sokolov has fallen ill with swine flu.

Several serious cases of infection with H1N1 virus have been registered in the Karlovy Vary region in the past weeks.

Three weeks ago, a 31-year-old woman died from swine flu in the Karlovy Vary hospital, being the Czech Republic's first and for now the only victim of the H1N1 virus.

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