Swine flu at Cavan school

AN outbreak of swine flu at a national school in Cavan is being managed by the Health Service Executive.

Around 20 pupils at Laragh National School in Cavan are believed to be infected with the H1N1 virus and a number of cases have been confirmed in laboratory tests.

The school that has more than 100 pupils remains open and parents are being advised that children who are sick should be kept home for seven days from the onset of symptoms. The HSE is working with the school to minimise the spread of the virus and parents have been told that any pupil displaying symptoms of the virus will be sent home.