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| Seven people have tested negative for swine flu after being in contact with the first Britons to contract the virus, the BBC understands. | Seven people have tested negative for swine flu after being in contact with the first Britons to contract the virus, the BBC understands. |
| The results are still pending on the other two people who had come into contact with Iain and Dawn Askham. | The results are still pending on the other two people who had come into contact with Iain and Dawn Askham. |
| The newly-weds, from Polmont near Falkirk, were the first Britons to be diagnosed with swine flu. | The newly-weds, from Polmont near Falkirk, were the first Britons to be diagnosed with swine flu. |
| There have been three more confirmed cases in the UK - two adults in London and Birmingham and a girl in Devon. | There have been three more confirmed cases in the UK - two adults in London and Birmingham and a girl in Devon. |
| All three of the new confirmed cases had recently travelled from Mexico. | All three of the new confirmed cases had recently travelled from Mexico. |
| Prime Minister Gordon Brown said they had mild symptoms and were responding well to treatment. | Prime Minister Gordon Brown said they had mild symptoms and were responding well to treatment. |
| The Askhams were admitted to a Lanarkshire hospital at the weekend after honeymooning in Mexico, and were said to be making a good recovery. | The Askhams were admitted to a Lanarkshire hospital at the weekend after honeymooning in Mexico, and were said to be making a good recovery. |
| NHS 24 has increased its staffing resource and the service is performing extremely well with the rise in call demand Dr George CrooksNHS 24 medical director href="/1/hi/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/8024271.stm">More newly-weds facing flu tests class="" href="/1/hi/scotland/8023515.stm">Scotland 'could help combat flu' class="" href="/1/hi/health/8021958.stm">Q&A: What is swine flu? | |
| The results of another 16 suspected swine flu cases in Scotland are still awaited. | The results of another 16 suspected swine flu cases in Scotland are still awaited. |
| Of these, 14 people have travel links to Mexico or affected parts of the United States, and have shown mild symptoms of the virus. | Of these, 14 people have travel links to Mexico or affected parts of the United States, and have shown mild symptoms of the virus. |
| The 23 cases under investigation were in Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Lothian, Forth Valley, Grampian, Tayside and Lanarkshire. | The 23 cases under investigation were in Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Lothian, Forth Valley, Grampian, Tayside and Lanarkshire. |
| They included Edinburgh newly-weds Pete and Jenny Marshall, who have been quarantined at their home with friend Gemma O'Brien while tests are carried out. | They included Edinburgh newly-weds Pete and Jenny Marshall, who have been quarantined at their home with friend Gemma O'Brien while tests are carried out. |
| NHS Grampian reported six suspected cases in its area. | NHS Grampian reported six suspected cases in its area. |
| According to NHS 24, helpline centres were taking 23% more calls than usual, with people seeking reassurance and advice, while daily website visits had risen by 70%. | According to NHS 24, helpline centres were taking 23% more calls than usual, with people seeking reassurance and advice, while daily website visits had risen by 70%. |
| Medical director Dr George Crooks said the service received 3,200 phone calls on Tuesday, with 10% of the inquiries relating to swine flu. | Medical director Dr George Crooks said the service received 3,200 phone calls on Tuesday, with 10% of the inquiries relating to swine flu. |
| "However, only a small number of these calls relate to people with flu-like symptoms who have returned from affected areas abroad and many of these symptoms are common problems often experienced by returning travellers," he said. | "However, only a small number of these calls relate to people with flu-like symptoms who have returned from affected areas abroad and many of these symptoms are common problems often experienced by returning travellers," he said. |
| "NHS 24 has increased its staffing resource and the service is performing extremely well with the rise in call demand." | "NHS 24 has increased its staffing resource and the service is performing extremely well with the rise in call demand." |
| In the next few days, leaflets with information about swine flu will be sent to every household in the UK. | In the next few days, leaflets with information about swine flu will be sent to every household in the UK. |
| Organisations are being warned to make their own preparations for a possible pandemic. | Organisations are being warned to make their own preparations for a possible pandemic. |
| Meanwhile, the global outbreak has spread further, with the first death outside Mexico confirmed in the United States. | Meanwhile, the global outbreak has spread further, with the first death outside Mexico confirmed in the United States. |
| US health officials revealed that a child had died of swine flu in Texas. | US health officials revealed that a child had died of swine flu in Texas. |
| About 160 deaths in Mexico are being linked to the virus, though only a handful of those have been confirmed. | About 160 deaths in Mexico are being linked to the virus, though only a handful of those have been confirmed. |
| Samples of the new strain of swine flu found in Mexico and the US are being sent to Britain where work will start on analysing the virus. | Samples of the new strain of swine flu found in Mexico and the US are being sent to Britain where work will start on analysing the virus. |
| Leading bacteriologist Professor Hugh Pennington said the test results from Scotland would help answer how transmissible the virus was from person to person. | Leading bacteriologist Professor Hugh Pennington said the test results from Scotland would help answer how transmissible the virus was from person to person. |
| The World Health Organisation has raised its alert level to four - two steps short of declaring a pandemic. | The World Health Organisation has raised its alert level to four - two steps short of declaring a pandemic. |