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| First UK swine flu patient death | First UK swine flu patient death |
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| The swine flu virus has claimed its first victim in the UK, after a female patient died in a Scottish hospital. | |
| The patient, who had underlying health problems, was one of 10 people being treated in the greater Glasgow area, said a Scottish government spokesman. | The patient, who had underlying health problems, was one of 10 people being treated in the greater Glasgow area, said a Scottish government spokesman. |
| The death is the first outside the Americas, where more than 140 people have died since the pandemic began. | The death is the first outside the Americas, where more than 140 people have died since the pandemic began. |
| Swine flu has now infected almost 500 people in Scotland alone, out of 1,261 cases in the UK. | Swine flu has now infected almost 500 people in Scotland alone, out of 1,261 cases in the UK. |
| Thirty-five new cases in Scotland were confirmed on Sunday. | Thirty-five new cases in Scotland 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. |
| "The patient had underlying health conditions." | "The patient had underlying health conditions." |
| The statement added that, at the family's request, no further details would be released about the patient, whose age and address remain unknown. | |
| 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. | 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. | Another 486 possible UK cases are being investigated. |
| Chances remote | Chances remote |
| Virologist Professor John Oxford said that despite the death, the public should not panic. | 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-viral drugs. | 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. |