BEIJING , China ( CNN ) -- A group of British children and teachers quarantined for nearly a week in China because of swine flu fears were allowed to leave their hotel Tuesday , Britain 's Foreign Office said . Two students outside the Yan Xiang Hotel where a group of British children and teachers have been quarantined . A spokesman could not confirm the number of children and teachers released from quarantine , but they were among a group of 111 that was sequestered in a Beijing hotel six days ago . The students and teachers came from various schools in Britain and were all traveling to China together as members of the same British school association , the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust . Twelve children were hospitalized and diagnosed with the H1N1 virus , commonly known as swine flu . One child is in the hospital awaiting test results to confirm the virus , the Foreign Office said . The group released from quarantine Tuesday will now be moved to a different hotel , the Foreign Office said . The second group is due to be released from quarantine Wednesday , the Foreign Office said . Olivia Bishop , one of the teachers on the trip , said Chinese authorities pulled three students aside as soon as they landed at the airport because they had high temperatures . Two tested positive for mild symptoms of the virus , she said , and the rest of the group was able to continue with planned sightseeing . `` When we got back to the campus that evening , we were about to have our dinner and we were told to go back to a classroom and wait , and then we were taken to the hotel to be quarantined , '' Bishop told Sky News . CNN 's Ashleigh Nghiem in London , England , contributed to this report .
British children released from quarantine after six-day lock-in at Beijing hotel . The two boys were taken to a hospital for treatment and later released. UK Foreign Office says other children will be free to leave hotel on Wednesday . Only twelve of the children were diagnosed with H1N1 , known as swine flu .