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Chiefs look at exam flu plan; WORLDTODAY.


EXAM regulator Ofqual were due to meet today to discuss contingency plans for pupils disrupted by swine flu swine flu
n.
A highly contagious form of human influenza caused by a filterable virus identical or related to a virus formerly isolated from infected swine.
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It is understood children could sit exams elsewhere, or, if they are sick with the virus, be awarded a grade based on papers or coursework coursework
Noun

work done by a student and assessed as part of an educational course

Noun 1. coursework - work assigned to and done by a student during a course of study; usually it is evaluated as part of the student's
 they have completed.

Health Secretary Alan Johnson and chief medical officer Sir Liam Donaldson was due to give an update on the outbreak today.

The Department of Health (DH) announced yesterday that 32 cases have been diagnosed in the UK, including four new ones..
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Publication:Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England)
Date:May 7, 2009
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