UP TO 30 pupils and nine teachers at a North Kensington primary school are thought to been struck down with swine flu.
Early reports suggest that youngsters at Bevington Primary School, in Bevington Road, Golborne, are suffering with the virus – now given global pandemic status.
Popular head teacher John Towers is reported to also have caught the bug – which originated in Mexico before spreading throughout the world.
The vast majority of sufferers have experience a very mild form of the virus. But two people in Scotland, who had underlying health problems, have died after catching flu.
Governor Emma Dent Coad said: "We wish them all the best and everyone should take sensible precautions as advised."
The Government says washing hands, covering mouths when coughing or sneezing, and throwing dirty tissues away to prevent the spread of the virus.
It is not yet known whether the school will close as a result of the outbreak.
To date there have been 4,250 confirmed cases of swine flu in the UK
