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| A primary school in Greenock is to be closed for a week because a pupil there is a probable swine flu case. | A primary school in Greenock is to be closed for a week because a pupil there is a probable swine flu case. |
| The five-year-old boy, who is in primary one at Ravenscraig Primary, has so far tested positive for influenza A. | The five-year-old boy, who is in primary one at Ravenscraig Primary, has so far tested positive for influenza A. |
| His mother, who came into contact with a teenager from the town who has been confirmed with swine flu, is also being classed as a probable case. | His mother, who came into contact with a teenager from the town who has been confirmed with swine flu, is also being classed as a probable case. |
| Scottish Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon said 23 pupils in the boy's class were being treated with tamiflu. | Scottish Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon said 23 pupils in the boy's class were being treated with tamiflu. |
| Another 17 children who attended an after-school club with him, and staff there, were also being treated. | |
| They were also being asked not to return to the after-school club or to their own individual schools for seven days. | They were also being asked not to return to the after-school club or to their own individual schools for seven days. |
| Ms Sturgeon said: "On the basis of a risk assessment the decision has been taken this afternoon to close the school for a period of seven days." | Ms Sturgeon said: "On the basis of a risk assessment the decision has been taken this afternoon to close the school for a period of seven days." |
| We would anticipate that they would become confirmed cases in the course of tomorrow Nicola SturgeonHealth Secretary | |
| She said the child did not start showing symptoms until he was at the after-school club. | She said the child did not start showing symptoms until he was at the after-school club. |
| However, health experts have said children can be infectious from 12 hours before they start feeling ill, so the decision was taken to close the school temporarily and give the medicine to the child's contacts. | However, health experts have said children can be infectious from 12 hours before they start feeling ill, so the decision was taken to close the school temporarily and give the medicine to the child's contacts. |
| The health secretary described the first school closure in Scotland as a "potentially significant" development. | The health secretary described the first school closure in Scotland as a "potentially significant" development. |
| Earlier, Ms Sturgeon gave details of the latest probable case, the boy's 45-year-old mother. | Earlier, Ms Sturgeon gave details of the latest probable case, the boy's 45-year-old mother. |
| She is a contact of the 19-year-old man from Greenock confirmed on Saturday as the fifth person in Scotland infected with the H1N1 virus. | She is a contact of the 19-year-old man from Greenock confirmed on Saturday as the fifth person in Scotland infected with the H1N1 virus. |
| Speaking about the condition of the mother and child Ms Sturgeon said: "We would anticipate that they would become confirmed cases in the course of tomorrow. | |
| "Like all those other cases they are not displaying serious symptoms. | |
| "I have said repeatedly mild flu symptoms are not a walk in the park, they are symptoms that will make somebody feel quite unwell for a few days, but they're not symptoms to give any cause for concern." | |
| She added: "As with any illness of course you are going to be that bit more concerned with a child. | |
| "But we do so far know that the symptoms are relatively mild of this virus." | |
| Negative test | |
| An Inverclyde Council statement said: "Staff have been working to contact all the parents of primary one children to arrange for them to pick up courses of Tamiflu. | |
| "The school will remain closed for seven days as a precaution. | |
| "All advice is being acted upon and we will continue to liaise closely with health officials." | |
| Ms Sturgeon also revealed that a woman from the NHS Lothian area had tested negative after her husband previously tested positive. | Ms Sturgeon also revealed that a woman from the NHS Lothian area had tested negative after her husband previously tested positive. |
| The couple had been in Las Vegas and returned to Scotland via New York. | The couple had been in Las Vegas and returned to Scotland via New York. |
| In addition to the woman and her son, nine other possible cases are under investigation in Scotland. | In addition to the woman and her son, nine other possible cases are under investigation in Scotland. |
| Three of these are linked to the 45-year-old woman being treated as a probable case and the other six are travel related, with three in NHS Lothian and one each in NHS Lanarkshire, NHS Fife and NHS Highland. | Three of these are linked to the 45-year-old woman being treated as a probable case and the other six are travel related, with three in NHS Lothian and one each in NHS Lanarkshire, NHS Fife and NHS Highland. |