One of two North Somerset school pupils taken to hospital in China with suspected swine flu has been given the all-clear.

But another teenager from Clevedon Community School continues to be monitored in a Beijing hospital.

The sixth former tested positive in some of the tests carried out on him and clinicians are continuing to carry out assessments but his teachers have said that he is feeling well.

A fellow student who was admitted to the hospital has tested negative for the virus. Neither student has been named.

The news came as the health minister outlined plans for a national telephone and internet service to help diagnose swine flu.

Andy Burnham said the National Pandemic Flu Service for England would be up and running by the end of the week "subject to testing".

People who are diagnosed with the H1N1 virus by the hotline will be given a unique reference number, which will enable them to gain access to Tamiflu.

Mr Burnham urged the country to "have confidence" in the handling of swine flu, saying preparations for tackling the illness were the best in the world.

Clevedon Community School headteacher John Wells said the pupil who had tested positive wasin good spirits. The eight other sixth-form students and two members of staff are still in quarantine at the Yianxiang hotel.

Mr Wells said: "They are also in good spirits and have informed me they are being looked after very well and being provided with games and DVDs to keep them entertained.

"Hanban (organisers in China) and other local people have also provided gifts and baskets of fruit. The school is in regular communication with the staff in China, the students and parents in Clevedon to ensure everyone is fully aware of the latest situation and to keep morale high.

"Our priority is the well-being of all staff and students involved in the visit."

As reported in yesterday's Bristol Evening Post, the students, who are all in their late teens, are among 1,000 on the trip organised by the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust, the Department for Children, Schools and Families, the British Council and Chinese organisation Hanban.

Two men quarantined in a Cyprus hospital after being struck with the virus during their holiday in Ayia Napa have now returned to Bristol. Daniel Grant, 20, and Darren Williams, 19, returned to their Kingswood homes on Sunday. They spent seven days of their two-week holiday in hospital after becoming ill four days into the trip.

Bristol health experts said they are quite confident they have enough Tamiflu in the former Avon area at the moment. NHS Bristol spokeswoman, Julie Hendry, said: "Thirty five pharmacies in Bristol got stocks of Tamiflu and we also have one antiviral collection point."

Some churches in the Clifton Diocese have stopped handing around wine during communion in areas where there have been outbreaks of swine flu.