he Financial Services Authority (FSA) has asked 10 of its staff to work from home after a colleague returned from the United States with suspected swine flu.
The employee, who worked at the FSA's main office in London's Canary Wharf, was in the office for one day following his return.
"As a precaution 10 staff who were in contact with the individual have been asked to work from home for the next few days," an FSA spokeswoman said on Monday.
The financial watchdog said, as a matter of policy, all employees returning from either Mexico or the United States would not be allowed into the office for seven days.
Health officials confirmed eight fresh cases of the new H1N1 flu virus in Britain on Sunday, bringing the total to 55. The swine flu virus, which has around a seven day incubation period, has killed 45 people in Mexico. Everyone infected so far in Britain has had relatively mild symptoms.
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