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| A Scottish man is the first person in the UK to become critically ill wholly because of swine flu, it has emerged. | A Scottish man is the first person in the UK to become critically ill wholly because of swine flu, it has emerged. |
| The 45-year old from Paisley is one of two new critical cases being treated in intensive care at the Royal Alexandra in Renfrewshire. | The 45-year old from Paisley is one of two new critical cases being treated in intensive care at the Royal Alexandra in Renfrewshire. |
| The other is a 38-year-old woman who has underlying health problems. | The other is a 38-year-old woman who has underlying health problems. |
| A 37-year-old man, also with underlying health problems, remains in a critical condition in a Glasgow hospital. There are now 65 swine flu cases in Scotland. | A 37-year-old man, also with underlying health problems, remains in a critical condition in a Glasgow hospital. There are now 65 swine flu cases in Scotland. |
| At a briefing on Tuesday, Scottish Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon said 23 new confirmed cases of swine flu had been confirmed in Scotland in the past 24 hours. | |
| Of the new cases, 14 are in or around the "Dunoon cluster" in the NHS Highland area. | |
| The message to the public is to be vigilant and alert and, crucially, to follow key hygiene advice, which becomes even more important now Nicola SturgeonHealth Secretary | |
| Six new cases were recorded in Greater Glasgow and Clyde, two in Ayrshire and Arran and one in Lothian. There were no new probable cases. | |
| The two patients who are in a critical condition at the Royal Alexandra Hospital are not connected to each other - or other critical cases. | |
| Ms Sturgeon said health officials were "still pursuing a containment strategy" but this could change. | |
| "We're getting closer now to a situation where the containment strategy we have been pursuing up until now will evolve into something different," she said. | |
| "We are now seeing sporadic cases in the community, with clusters taking place around them. | |
| 'Mild symptoms' | |
| "Therefore the message to the public is to be vigilant and alert and, crucially, to follow key hygiene advice, which becomes even more important now." | |
| Ms Sturgeon said there was no need for the "public to be unduly worried" as the "overwhelming majority of cases were experiencing mild symptoms". | |
| Of the 65 confirmed cases of swine flu in Scotland four are in Ayrshire and Arran; six in Forth Valley; 20 are in Greater Glasgow and Clyde; 32 in Highland and three are in the Lothian health board area. | |
| Elsewhere, there is one new probable case of swine flu in Greater Glasgow and Clyde and 30 new possible cases. | |
| One of these, one is in Dumfries and Galloway; two are in Forth Valley; six are in Greater Glasgow and Clyde; 17 in Highland; three in Lothian and one in Tayside. |