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| Further swine flu cases confirmed | Further swine flu cases confirmed |
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| Nine new cases of swine flu have been confirmed - eight in England and one in Scotland - bringing the UK total to 48. | |
| The English cases involve two adults and six children. One adult is from the East Midlands and the other cases are all in London. | |
| One of the adult cases is associated with travel to Mexico, while the children attended the same school. | |
| A 19-year-old man from Greenock is being treated in hospital in Glasgow after testing positive for the virus. | |
| The Health Protection Agency (HPA) confirmed that the children were from a London school which has closed because several pupils already have the illness. | The Health Protection Agency (HPA) confirmed that the children were from a London school which has closed because several pupils already have the illness. |
| The agency said the children were swabbed earlier this week and "may well have acquired their infection before their school's closure". | The agency said the children were swabbed earlier this week and "may well have acquired their infection before their school's closure". |
| It added that anti-viral drugs had already been given to all children and staff as a precautionary measure. | It added that anti-viral drugs had already been given to all children and staff as a precautionary measure. |
| The HPA also said that the infected adult from the East Midlands is a close contact of a previously confirmed case. | The HPA also said that the infected adult from the East Midlands is a close contact of a previously confirmed case. |
| The Scottish government said the man who has tested positive for swine flu is from Greenock. | |
| He started showing symptoms after coming into contact with someone who had travelled to Mexico. His condition was described as "not serious." | |
| Scottish Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon said: "While this latest case in Glasgow is a second instance of onward transmission in Scotland, it is noteworthy that the contacts of his so far identified, who were showing flu-like symptoms, have tested negative - so as far as we know he has not passed it on". | |
| Early treatment | Early treatment |
| The Department of Health said all the infections in the UK so far were mild, and had been diagnosed and treated early. | The Department of Health said all the infections in the UK so far were mild, and had been diagnosed and treated early. |
| The department spokeswoman said the government was not complacent and would prepare for the possibility of a global pandemic. | The department spokeswoman said the government was not complacent and would prepare for the possibility of a global pandemic. |
| "The UK's arrangements are continuing to ensure that we are well-placed to deal with this new infection," she said. | "The UK's arrangements are continuing to ensure that we are well-placed to deal with this new infection," she said. |
| Ms Sturgeon said a containment strategy in Scotland had been successful in preventing "large-scale" spread. | |
| Earlier, officials in Wales said five people were under investigation for swine flu, but a further 74 had been given the all-clear. | Earlier, officials in Wales said five people were under investigation for swine flu, but a further 74 had been given the all-clear. |