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UK swine flu case total tops 450 UK swine flu case total tops 450
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The total number of swine flu cases in the UK has risen to 459 after another 55 cases were confirmed on Thursday.The total number of swine flu cases in the UK has risen to 459 after another 55 cases were confirmed on Thursday.
Of the new cases, 31 were in Scotland, 23 in England and one in Wales.Of the new cases, 31 were in Scotland, 23 in England and one in Wales.
They include a 44-year-old woman from Renfrewshire who is in intensive care and a 23-month-old toddler in Lothian, who is not seriously ill.They include a 44-year-old woman from Renfrewshire who is in intensive care and a 23-month-old toddler in Lothian, who is not seriously ill.
There are now five people in hospital with the virus, all in Scotland. Two other women aged 23 and 38, and two men aged 45 and 37, were also admitted. Meanwhile, Stowe School in Buckinghamshire, a boarding school, has been closed, after a pupil was diagnosed with swine flu.
In brings the total of hospitalised people in Scotland to five including two other women aged 23 and 38, and two men aged 45 and 37.
'Global outbreak''Global outbreak'
Of those in hospital, the condition of the 37-year-old man has improved and he has been moved from intensive care to a high dependency unit. Of those, the condition of the 37-year-old man has improved and he has been moved from intensive care to a high dependency unit.
The toddler is being treated at home.The toddler is being treated at home.
Stowe School is being closed until 14 June and pupils will be offered antiviral medicine before they are sent home.
Special arrangements are being made for pupils in the fifth and sixth forms who are taking exams, the school's website said.
The virus is now in 66 countries, with the majority of cases - including the 117 fatal ones - in Mexico and the US.The virus is now in 66 countries, with the majority of cases - including the 117 fatal ones - in Mexico and the US.
The World Health Organization warned it was "getting closer" to declaring a global outbreak.The World Health Organization warned it was "getting closer" to declaring a global outbreak.