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| Eight more UK cases of swine flu | Eight more UK cases of swine flu |
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| Eight new cases of swine flu have been confirmed in the UK, bringing the total number to 120, while 169 other possible cases are under investigation. | Eight new cases of swine flu have been confirmed in the UK, bringing the total number to 120, while 169 other possible cases are under investigation. |
| The Health Protection Agency said two adults from London, two adults from the south east region and a child from the West Midlands were the latest cases. | The Health Protection Agency said two adults from London, two adults from the south east region and a child from the West Midlands were the latest cases. |
| Three further cases have been confirmed in Scotland. | Three further cases have been confirmed in Scotland. |
| A West Midlands school has closed early for half term after a student was confirmed to have the H1N1 virus. | A West Midlands school has closed early for half term after a student was confirmed to have the H1N1 virus. |
| Of the five new cases confirmed in England on Friday, two are returning travellers and one is linked to a previously confirmed infection. The source of the other two cases is still under investigation. | Of the five new cases confirmed in England on Friday, two are returning travellers and one is linked to a previously confirmed infection. The source of the other two cases is still under investigation. |
| Respiratory illness | |
| Two of the new cases are in London and take the total in the capital to 65, NHS London said. | |
| They involve a woman from Bexley who is a contact of a previously confirmed case and a man from Haringey who go the virus from an as yet unknown cause. | |
| Welford School in Handsworth, Birmingham, has closed a day early after a child was confirmed to have swine flu. | |
| The HPA said there was "evidence of respiratory illness throughout the school community" and any pupils showing symptoms would be given antiviral drugs as a precautionary measure. | The HPA said there was "evidence of respiratory illness throughout the school community" and any pupils showing symptoms would be given antiviral drugs as a precautionary measure. |
| Three members of the same family have been confirmed as Scotland's latest cases of swine flu. All have mild symptoms. | Three members of the same family have been confirmed as Scotland's latest cases of swine flu. All have mild symptoms. |
| The father, mother and daughter had recently returned to Scotland from a holiday in Florida. | The father, mother and daughter had recently returned to Scotland from a holiday in Florida. |
| Globally more than 11,000 people have been diagnosed in 41 countries, the World Health Organization has reported. There have been 85 deaths. | Globally more than 11,000 people have been diagnosed in 41 countries, the World Health Organization has reported. There have been 85 deaths. |