4:10pm Thursday 2nd July 2009
TWO cases of swine flu have been confirmed at Queen Mary’s College in Basingstoke.
The two male students, who are both teenagers, telephoned the college this morning to say they had been diagnosed with the virus by their respective doctors and had been given anti-viral medicines. Their symptoms are believed to be mild and each is being treated at home.
Ali Foss, Assistant Principal at the college, which is in Cliddesden Road said the college was staying open on the advice of the Health Protection Agency. All students with underlying health problems have been informed and advised to contact their doctors.
A 21-year-old girl was diagnosed with the illness in Basingstoke last month, in what is believed to have been the first case of the illness in the town. She was not a student at the college.
The college term is set to end on July 17.
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