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| Football fans among new flu cases | Football fans among new flu cases |
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| Thirty-two more people have been diagnosed with swine flu, bringing the total number of UK cases to 278. | Thirty-two more people have been diagnosed with swine flu, bringing the total number of UK cases to 278. |
| Nine of the cases were confirmed in England and a further 23 in Scotland, heath chiefs said. | Nine of the cases were confirmed in England and a further 23 in Scotland, heath chiefs said. |
| Among those were 13 Rangers fans who travelled on a bus to the team's title-winning match in Dundee on 24 May. | |
| An adult linked to an outbreak at Eton College public school and four children connected to Welford Primary School in Birmingham have also been diagnosed. | An adult linked to an outbreak at Eton College public school and four children connected to Welford Primary School in Birmingham have also been diagnosed. |
| An adult in east England, who recently returned from abroad, and three children in south-west England also tested positive. | An adult in east England, who recently returned from abroad, and three children in south-west England also tested positive. |
| Of the 13 Rangers fans, 11 are from the Dunoon area, which accounts for 18 of Scotland's 23 new cases. | |
| 'Mild symptoms' | 'Mild symptoms' |
| The other two fans are from the Glasgow and Ayrshire and Arran areas. | |
| Scottish Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon said despite the sizeable increase in confirmed cases north of the border, there was "still absolutely no need for the public to be concerned". | Scottish Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon said despite the sizeable increase in confirmed cases north of the border, there was "still absolutely no need for the public to be concerned". |
| "Most are showing very mild symptoms and people should therefore continue taking sensible hygiene precautions to ensure preventable spread of the virus is minimised," she said. | "Most are showing very mild symptoms and people should therefore continue taking sensible hygiene precautions to ensure preventable spread of the virus is minimised," she said. |
| The Health Protection Agency said there were a further 301 possible cases under investigation. | The Health Protection Agency said there were a further 301 possible cases under investigation. |
| There have now been 234 confirmed cases in England, 42 in Scotland and one each in Wales and Northern Ireland. | There have now been 234 confirmed cases in England, 42 in Scotland and one each in Wales and Northern Ireland. |