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A patient with swine flu has died in hospital, a Scottish government spokesman has confirmed. The swine flu virus has claimed its first victim in the UK, after a patient died in a Scottish hospital.
The patient had underlying health conditions and was one of 10 people who were being treated in hospital in the greater Glasgow area. The patient, who had underlying health problems, was one of 10 people being treated in the greater Glasgow area, said a Scottish government spokesman .
This is the first death in the UK of someone with swine flu since the outbreak began. The death is the first outside the Americas, where more than 140 people have died since the pandemic began.
The swine flu virus has infected almost 500 people in Scotland alone - with 35 new cases being confirmed on Sunday. Swine flu has now infected almost 500 people in Scotland alone, out of 1,261 cases in the UK.
Thirty-five new cases were confirmed on Sunday.
A statement issued by the Scottish Government said: "With regret, we can confirm that one of the patients who had been in hospital, and had been confirmed as suffering from the H1N1 virus, has died today.A statement issued by the Scottish Government said: "With regret, we can confirm that one of the patients who had been in hospital, and had been confirmed as suffering from the H1N1 virus, has died today.
I still think the chances of picking up the virus are remote Virologist Professor John Oxford
"The patient had underlying health conditions.""The patient had underlying health conditions."
The statement added that, at the family's request, no further details will be released. The statement added that, at the family's request, no further details will be released about the patient, whose gender, age and address remain unknown.
Virologist Professor John Oxford says that despite the death, the public should not panic. Together with 61 new cases of swine flu in England and one case in Northern Ireland confirmed on Sunday, a total of 1,261 people have now caught the virus in the UK.
Another 486 possible UK cases are being investigated.
Chances remote
Virologist Professor John Oxford said that despite the death, the public should not panic.
"I still think the chances of picking up the virus are remote. It is not going to get any worse during the summer.""I still think the chances of picking up the virus are remote. It is not going to get any worse during the summer."
Professor Oxford said he did not think the the public had become complacent and said the country was well prepared in terms of anti-virals. Professor Oxford said he did not think the the public had become complacent and said the country was well prepared in terms of anti-viral drugs.
The UK government outlined measures it has taken to combat the outbreak earlier this week.The UK government outlined measures it has taken to combat the outbreak earlier this week.
Ministers urged people not to alter their normal behaviour and follow hand hygiene guidelines.Ministers urged people not to alter their normal behaviour and follow hand hygiene guidelines.