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| UK swine flu 'is being contained' | UK swine flu 'is being contained' |
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| Swine flu is being confined, contained and treated effectively, Health Secretary Alan Johnson has said. | Swine flu is being confined, contained and treated effectively, Health Secretary Alan Johnson has said. |
| Mr Johnson told the BBC's Andrew Marr show: "The message at the moment is have a good bank holiday weekend - relax, keep calm and carry on." | |
| The advice follows news that the number of confirmed cases of swine flu in the UK has risen to 15. | The advice follows news that the number of confirmed cases of swine flu in the UK has risen to 15. |
| The increase, from 13, comes as health chiefs await the results of more than 600 tests for the disease. | The increase, from 13, comes as health chiefs await the results of more than 600 tests for the disease. |
| Mr Johnson told the BBC: "We can confine it, contain it, and treat it effectively. | Mr Johnson told the BBC: "We can confine it, contain it, and treat it effectively. |
| 'Second phase' | 'Second phase' |
| "It's the advice that comes from the second world war once again - 'catch it, bin it, kill it' - it's good personal hygiene." | |
| Mr Johnson said that although the outbreak was being dealt with effectively, it had not been fully understood. | Mr Johnson said that although the outbreak was being dealt with effectively, it had not been fully understood. |
| "This is a new virus, it's never been seen before. People talk about Sars and bird flu, and that was never the subject of a WHO alert, and we are now at stage five of an alert. | "This is a new virus, it's never been seen before. People talk about Sars and bird flu, and that was never the subject of a WHO alert, and we are now at stage five of an alert. |
| We have to not just deal with this outbreak now but prepare perhaps for a second phase Alan Johnson, health secretary | |
| "Our evidence from all previous pandemics is you get two phases. So you get a first wave which is often very mild and then you get a much more serious wave that comes along in the autumn and the winter. | "Our evidence from all previous pandemics is you get two phases. So you get a first wave which is often very mild and then you get a much more serious wave that comes along in the autumn and the winter. |
| "So we have to not just deal with this outbreak now but prepare perhaps for a second phase further down the line." | "So we have to not just deal with this outbreak now but prepare perhaps for a second phase further down the line." |
| The two new cases discovered in the UK were both in England, involving an adult in Merseyside - the husband of a woman already diagnosed - and a six-year-old girl in Oxfordshire. | The two new cases discovered in the UK were both in England, involving an adult in Merseyside - the husband of a woman already diagnosed - and a six-year-old girl in Oxfordshire. |
| The Health Protection Agency (HPA) said both new cases had visited Mexico. The Merseyside couple were being treated at home and were "quite well", they added. | The Health Protection Agency (HPA) said both new cases had visited Mexico. The Merseyside couple were being treated at home and were "quite well", they added. |
| The HPA also said the girl had not exhibited symptoms while attending school, meaning school closure was not necessary. | The HPA also said the girl had not exhibited symptoms while attending school, meaning school closure was not necessary. |