One pupil of Downside School near the Bath had already sent home after being found that they have a swine flu virus. As a result, the other youngster at the Catholic Independent Boarding school provided preventive drugs in order to counteract against these virus and so that there will be no more children will be affected on it as they will continue holding their classes. Although, on the other the Dorset and Somerset Health Protection Unit in United Kingdom that the entire school is really at low of risk about the outbreak of swine flu to the learners. Its been estimated that there are about 430 learners in this boarding school that ages 9 to 18 and the school provided their assurance of carrying out of developing their surveillance about the health of their learners and staff as well.

The United Kingdom government together with the entire schools especially the Downside School and other boarding schools are encouraging those individuals or learners who showed any signs or flu like symptoms with a high temperature level, felt some aches, pains together with a cough or any cold to immediately advise to call their family doctor for advice and as well allow the school health centre get to know about it especially if the patient is a student or staff of a certain education program institute especially to a boarding school. Aside of that, those learners and staff who are in the boarding school have already informed about the necessity of contacting their health center if ever they did not feel well so that they will be provided immediate medical care. Although, the every school especially to those boarding high schools that have students affected with swine flu will remain be opened as the usual but this kind of decision will be reviewed in a regular setting over the next few days under the discussion of the Health Protection Agency and NHS Somerset.

The cases of swine flu had already been confirmed within 66 countries around the globe but this illness only caused deaths in just four nations that include the Mexico, United States, Canada, and Costa Rica. Its been noted that the total number of these swine flu cases in UK rises up to 459 after another 55 cases were already confirmed last Thursday.