A seafood processing plant has sent all of its staff home after two workers contracted swine flu.
Seafood Products Ltd, which has around 100 workers, had hoped to continue production after its first worker tested positive for swine flu. The Christchurch company operates both day and night shifts.
However one staff member from each shift has now been confirmed with swine flu resulting in all workers being sent home.
The highly infectious A/H1N1 virus appears to be rapidly moving through schools, reflecting the path it took in places like Japan and Victoria. It is not known if this is simply because of the high degree of social contact in schools or if it is characteristic of the virus.
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