Topic: United Kingdom
British officials say the swine flu outbreak " may have plateaued" in the country, as the number of cases is no longer increasing rapidly.Britain's Health Protection Agency has said there were 110,000 new swine flu cases last week. That is a 10 ...
A London schoolgirl is fighting for her life in a Greek hospital after contracting swine flu while on holiday.. Doctors at the Agia Sofia children's hospital say Natasha had swine flu for at least eight days before seeking help.. A keen musician, ...
A London schoolgirl is fighting for her life in a Greek hospital after contracting swine flu while on holiday.. Doctors at the Agia Sofia children's hospital say Natasha had swine flu for at least eight days before seeking help.. A keen musician, ...
Pharmacies in Tower Hamlets no longer stock Tamiflu: the east London borough has Britain's highest swine flu rate, and the drug is only available at a distribution centre whose address is kept secret.Up to 400 people flock every day to the centre ...
After all, experts are speculating about just how bad it could get--even making death predictions. And it seems that people in England are going a little cuckoo over the flu.... And now, I'm hearing the crazy news that people are panicking so ...
Plans to fast-track the swine flu vaccine in Britain came under fire from World Health Organisation chiefs today.. The European Medicines Agency, the drug regulatory body for the EU, is accelerating the approval process for the vaccine, allowing firms to bypass large-scale ...
A new UK information line providing advice about the swine flu outbreak will be up and running on Thursday, Health Secretary Alan Johnson has said.. Mr Johnson said concerned members of the public will be able to call 0800 1513513 for recorded ...
In a drive to inoculate people against swine flu before winter, many European governments say they will fast-track the testing of a vaccine, arousing concern among some experts about safety and proper doses.The European Medicines Agency, the EU's top drug regulatory body, ...
A city council said Saturday it was considering using underground burial chambers, currently a tourist attraction, to store the corpses of swine flu victims if the pandemic worsens.Exeter City Council said the empty 19th-century catacombs could become an emergency mortuary.A council spokesman ...
At least 160 Britons are in quarantine for swine flu in China, India, Singapore and Egypt, the Foreign Office in London said Friday.The bulk of those affected -- 138 -- are in China, where 61 British schoolchildren and teachers are in quarantine ...