UK: School shut after five-year-old boy dies- Confirmed A/H1N1

[Gert van der Hoek]

School shut after five-year-old boy dies

By Lauren Turner, Press Association

Monday, 23 November 2009


A primary school closed today after the death of one of its pupils who may have contracted swine flu.

Tests were being carried out to determine whether or not the five-year-old boy died from the H1N1 virus.

He had been admitted to Milton Keynes Hospital, where he died in the early hours of Sunday.

Emberton School, near Olney, Buckinghamshire, a village school for children between the ages of four and seven, placed a message on its website this morning informing parents of the temporary closure.

Dr Diane Gray, deputy director of public health for Milton Keynes, said: "My sympathies go out to his parents, family and friends. We don't yet know the cause of this boy's death.

"At this stage, there is no need to change normal behaviour - you should continue to go to school, work and any social activities."

Steve Dunning, headteacher of Emberton School, told the BBC the boy's death had come as a great shock.

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-s...-shut-after-fiveyearold-boy-dies-1826320.html

 

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Swine Flu alert at Buckinghamshire primary school after pupil dies


23/11/2009

A primary school closed today amid fears that the death of one of its pupils may have been caused by swine flu.

Tests were today urgently being carried out to determine whether or not the five-year-old boy died from the H1N1 virus.

He had been admitted to Milton Keynes Hospital, where he died in the early hours of Sunday.

Emberton School, near Olney, Buckinghamshire, a village school for children between the ages of four and seven, placed a message on its website this morning informing parents of the temporary closure.

Dr Diane Gray, deputy director of public health for Milton Keynes, said: "My sympathies go out to his parents, family and friends. We don't yet know the cause of this boy's death.

"At this stage, there is no need to change normal behaviour - you should continue to go to school, work and any social activities."

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-st...mary-school-after-pupil-dies-115875-21844028/

 

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A school in Buckinghamshire has closed following the death of one of its pupils from suspected swine flu.

Emberton School, near Olney, which has just 29 pupils, was closed after the five-year-old boy died at Milton Keynes Hospital early on Sunday morning.

Tests are being carried out to determine the exact cause of the boy's death.

The headteacher at the school, Steve Dunning, told BBC Three Counties Radio the death had come as a great shock.

He said said: "The staff of Emberton School are very saddened to learn of the death of one of their pupils who was a confident delightful and happy student and will be missed greatly.

"At this time we are focusing on supporting the children and parents in our small village community.

"I have spoken directly with the mother and passed on the condolences of all the staff and governors at the school. "

On the advice of the Health Protection Agency the school will re-open on Tuesday morning when a special assembly will be held.

Deputy director of public health for Milton Keynes, Dr Diane Gray, said: "My sympathies go out to his parents, family and friends.

"We don't yet know the cause of this boy's death. At this stage, there is no need to change normal behaviour - you should continue to go to school, work and any social activities."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/beds/bucks/herts/8374311.stm

 

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Primary school shut after possible swine flu death

Emberton Primary School in Olney is closed today (Monday), after a five year old boy - who may have had swine flu - died.

Tests are being carried out to see whether or not he did have the H1N1 virus.

The boy died at Milton Keynes Hospital in the early hours of Sunday morning.




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Pupil who died did have swine flu

Doctors have confirmed that a schoolboy who died suddenly on Sunday did have swine flu.

However the hospital have stressed that at present swine flu is not the cause of death and further tests need to be carrieed out.

Five year old Charlie Callaghan was a pupil at Emberton School.

Milton Keynes Hospital issued a statement today.

In it it said: 'the coroner has today made it quite clear that at present swine flu is not the cause of death and further tests need to be carried out.'

Dr Diane Gray, Deputy Director of Public Health,added: ?This is a very sad event and until we know why this boy died it would be wise not to speculate as to the cause.

?It is important to remember that swine flu is widespread in communities across the country. For most it has proven a relatively mild illness but sadly, similar to seasonal flu, for the few it has been much more serious.?

While NHS Milton Keynes is unable to confirm the number of local people who have had swine flu it has been monitoring how many have been prescribed Tamiflu since the start of the pandemic.

Up until today (Wednesday) 8,120 patients in Milton Keynes had been offered anti-virals.