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Four more UK school pupils have been taken to hospital in Beijing with suspected swine flu.Four more UK school pupils have been taken to hospital in Beijing with suspected swine flu.
Already four British and four US pupils from the same trip have been diagnosed, and more than 100 of their classmates and teachers quarantined in a hotel.Already four British and four US pupils from the same trip have been diagnosed, and more than 100 of their classmates and teachers quarantined in a hotel.
China has this year quarantined hundreds of foreign visitors who have shown symptoms of the H1N1 virus.China has this year quarantined hundreds of foreign visitors who have shown symptoms of the H1N1 virus.
The affected children are on a two-week cultural exchange trip, and come from several different schools.The affected children are on a two-week cultural exchange trip, and come from several different schools.
"Four more students have been admitted to hospital with increased temperatures," said Michael Turner, of the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust (SSAT)."Four more students have been admitted to hospital with increased temperatures," said Michael Turner, of the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust (SSAT).
One is believed to be a 15-year old boy from a London school, who was taken to hospital after suffering a nose bleed at a welcome event.One is believed to be a 15-year old boy from a London school, who was taken to hospital after suffering a nose bleed at a welcome event.
They put me in this separate room and said 'you have to stay in here and not make contact with anyone else' Matthew Barnet, in Beijing hospitalThey put me in this separate room and said 'you have to stay in here and not make contact with anyone else' Matthew Barnet, in Beijing hospital
About 40 of his classmates are under observation at a university campus in the city.About 40 of his classmates are under observation at a university campus in the city.
It will be 24 hours before tests confirm whether the four pupils have the virus or not.It will be 24 hours before tests confirm whether the four pupils have the virus or not.
The other four children already being treated are year nine students, aged 13 to 14; three from the Central Foundation Boys School, Clerkenwell, and one from Parliament Hill School, Camden.The other four children already being treated are year nine students, aged 13 to 14; three from the Central Foundation Boys School, Clerkenwell, and one from Parliament Hill School, Camden.
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Among those with confirmed swine flu is Matthew Barnett, who told the BBC from his hospital room that he was feeling "OK".Among those with confirmed swine flu is Matthew Barnett, who told the BBC from his hospital room that he was feeling "OK".
Chinese health officials monitor passengers arriving in the countryChinese health officials monitor passengers arriving in the country
While the other three were found to have high temperatures when they arrived at Beijing airport earlier in the week, Matthew fell ill later.While the other three were found to have high temperatures when they arrived at Beijing airport earlier in the week, Matthew fell ill later.
"I was at the hotel because they have routine temperature tests and my temperature was higher than usual so I had to be brought here."I was at the hotel because they have routine temperature tests and my temperature was higher than usual so I had to be brought here.
"They put me in this separate room and said 'you have to stay in here and not make contact with anyone else'. I've been treated fine, they've been very nice and the food's very good.""They put me in this separate room and said 'you have to stay in here and not make contact with anyone else'. I've been treated fine, they've been very nice and the food's very good."
His mother Jackie, in London, said she was relieved that Matthew was on the road to recovery.His mother Jackie, in London, said she was relieved that Matthew was on the road to recovery.
"We were obviously quite worried when we first heard, and it was about 24 hours before we could speak to Matthew. But once I spoke to him it put my mind at rest that he was being treated well.""We were obviously quite worried when we first heard, and it was about 24 hours before we could speak to Matthew. But once I spoke to him it put my mind at rest that he was being treated well."
Matthew had been in good health before he left for China, she said. "He's always been very healthy."Matthew had been in good health before he left for China, she said. "He's always been very healthy."
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Meanwhile, four of the British pupils under quarantine have told the BBC they are being well looked after.
Joe Robinson: "It's all good and well here"
The four, who attend Clevedon School in north Somerset, are all in their late teens and are part of a group of 12 from that school, plus two teachers.
"We are quarantined in the hotel and are all currently well as we have daily temperature checks which are all good," they said in an e-mail sent from their hotel room.
One of the boys, Christopher Hicks, said they had been visiting the Great Wall of China when they were called back, because they had previously shared a bus with a pupil from another school who had tested positive for the virus.
More than 600 Britons are on the trip, organised by the SSAT, the Department for Children, Schools and Families, the British Council and Chinese organisation Hanban.More than 600 Britons are on the trip, organised by the SSAT, the Department for Children, Schools and Families, the British Council and Chinese organisation Hanban.
The SSAT's Katharine Carruthers said those in hospital were being well cared for, "to the extent where they're getting pizza delivered". Joe Robinson: "It's all good and well here"
The majority of the students are continuing their trip, and the 52 British pupils and teachers under quarantine are very comfortable, she said. The majority of the students have continued with their trip.
"Everyone is in good spirits, getting involved in activities and carrying on their Chinese learning." Among those in quarantine was the 15-year-old daughter of Sandra Marsh, from Cranbrook in Kent.
Those held back at Beijing's Yanxiang Hotel had been sitting in the same section of the plane as the boys who took ill, Mrs Marsh told BBC News.
"What was quite worrying was how the Chinese team collected the children. They turned up armed in contamination suits, put them on an ambulance and took them away.
"The children were very frightened at the beginning. Now they're fine and they're being well looked after in the hotel, although they're having swabs taken every day.
Ambulances at the Yanxiang Hotel
"This holiday of a lifetime has just been destroyed."
The American children had been in contact with the UK group and four were also diagnosed as having the virus.The American children had been in contact with the UK group and four were also diagnosed as having the virus.
Simon Calder, travel editor for the UK's Independent newspaper, said many countries were using "thermal imaging" at airports to test travellers, and the UK was viewed as a high-risk area.Simon Calder, travel editor for the UK's Independent newspaper, said many countries were using "thermal imaging" at airports to test travellers, and the UK was viewed as a high-risk area.
China's Health Ministry said on Friday that 1,537 cases of swine flu had been reported in the country of 1.34 billion. None have been fatal.China's Health Ministry said on Friday that 1,537 cases of swine flu had been reported in the country of 1.34 billion. None have been fatal.
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