Swine Flu Claims 12 Lives in Four Days ; Health Officials Now Prepare for 'Worst Case Scenario' of 65,000 Deathsunder-14s Are Hit Hardest Aspig Flu Cases Soar by 55,000 [Edition 3]
Evening Standard - London › July 19, 2009
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THE death toll in Britain from swine flu soared to 29 tonight.
The Government's chief medical officer Sir Liam Donaldson said 26 people had died in England and three in Scotland since the epidemic began. There have been 12 deaths since Monday. In seven days to last Thursday 55,000 new suspected cases had been recorded.See the full content of this document
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Swine Flu Claims 12 Lives in Four Days ; Health Officials Now Prepare for 'Worst Case Scenario' of 65,000 Deathsunder-14s Are Hit Hardest Aspig Flu Cases Soar by 55,000 [Edition 3]
Health officials are now preparing for a "worst case scenario" of 65,000 deaths this year in what they fear may only be the first wave of the disease.
They believe 30 per cent of the population could be infected and ex...See the full content of this document
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