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| Two hospital doctors are among the latest people confirmed with swine flu, according to the Scottish Government. | Two hospital doctors are among the latest people confirmed with swine flu, according to the Scottish Government. |
| Officials confirmed two doctors at the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Paisley are thought to have caught the H1N1 virus from patients being treated there. | Officials confirmed two doctors at the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Paisley are thought to have caught the H1N1 virus from patients being treated there. |
| A further 22 cases of the virus have brought the total number of people infected in Scotland to 141. | A further 22 cases of the virus have brought the total number of people infected in Scotland to 141. |
| A 14-month-old baby, whose condition is improving in Glasgow's Yorkhill hospital, is also one of the cases. | A 14-month-old baby, whose condition is improving in Glasgow's Yorkhill hospital, is also one of the cases. |
| The baby is likely to be discharged later. | The baby is likely to be discharged later. |
| A total of 10 people are in hospital with swine flu, although that total is likely to fall to seven or eight by the end of Friday, Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon said. | |
| She said that of the 22 newly confirmed cases, 16 were in the Highland health board area, five in Greater Glasgow and Clyde, and one in Forth Valley. | She said that of the 22 newly confirmed cases, 16 were in the Highland health board area, five in Greater Glasgow and Clyde, and one in Forth Valley. |
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| Seven Scottish schools are now closed because of swine flu. | |
| On Friday, Lochgoilhead Primary and Dunoon Grammar closed for seven days. | |
| Third year pupils from Dunoon Grammar had already been excluded from classes. | |
| In addition, Kirn Primary, Innellan Primary, Toward Primary, Appletrees Nursery in Rothesay are closed and Annette Street Primary in Glasgow is closed until Tuesday. | |
| Third year pupils at Paisley Grammar School have been sent home for seven days. | |
| Scottish childrens' entertainers The Singing Kettle have been forced to postpone a show for 500 children in Dunoon, due to the outbreak of swine flu in the town. | |
| The concert was due to take place at Queen's Hall on Saturday afternoon, but has now been postponed until the 6 September. | |
| The number of cases of swine flu in Scotland has risen seven-fold in a week, and the country now accounts for a quarter of all cases of the virus in the UK. | The number of cases of swine flu in Scotland has risen seven-fold in a week, and the country now accounts for a quarter of all cases of the virus in the UK. |