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Shrewsbury students quarantined in Beijing due to swine flu worries
By Michele Richinick, Globe Correspondent
Health officials in Beijing are monitoring three Shrewsbury students and one chaperone as a precaution after one student showed signs of the H1N1 virus while on a school trip.
Officials from Saint John's High School in Shrewsbury were notified Wednesday that the individuals on the trip to China were being quarantined.
The remaining 12 students and chaperone have continued with their trip as planned, according to a statement from Saint John's. The 15 students and two chaperones left for China June 11 on the school-sponsored trip.
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