We all woke up to the sad news this morning that Swine Flu had claimed its first UK (and European) victim. Despite this alarming development the government and medical experts have called for the UK population not to panic.
Virologist Professor John Oxford, speaking to the BBC said:
"I still think the chances of picking up the virus are remote. It is not going to get any worse during the summer....................Britain is the most prepared country in the world".
Aberdeen University bacteriologist Professor Hugh Pennington has also seeked to reassure the public on swine flu, stating that although someone has died it does not mean that the virus has become stronger:
"It does not point to the virus getting nastier. All the evidence to date suggests the virus is not changing at all.
"This is a flu virus, it is in no way different from an ordinary winter flu virus, so if there are enough cases some people will have to be admitted to hospital and some will die."
Government ministers have continued to highlight that people should stick to regular hand washing.
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