Swine flu closes Kerry school

Updated: 15:16, Tuesday, 6 October 2009

A secondary school in Co Kerry has been closed because of an outbreak of swine flu.

1 of 1Swine flu - 60 students displayed symptoms
Swine flu - 60 students displayed symptoms

Students at Coláiste Íde in Dingle were sent home yesterday after 60 of the 140 pupils displayed symptoms of the H1N1 virus.

At last week's swine flu briefing, health officials said 3,500 new cases were diagnosed and 28 people were in hospital with the virus.

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