Cleaners scour suspected swine flu school

Cleaners scrubbed every desk, chair and classroom at a New York high school, infected students wore surgical masks as they recovered in their beds, anxious parents woke their children at night to check their temperature.

Swine flu has been confirmed in at least 20 people in the US, in New York, Kansas, California, Texas and Ohio. Many of the victims had recently visited Mexico. The federal government declared a public health emergency to respond to the outbreak.