Across China: Beijing

4 more Britons infected

Four more students visiting China from the United Kingdom have tested positive for H1N1 flu, bringing the total number of British students hospitalized for the virus to eight, the British Embassy said yesterday.

Around 50 of the students' classmates and teachers remained quarantined in a hotel, the embassy said. The group was in China for language and cultural immersion courses. The embassy said consular officials are in touch with the student group and their families.