We're Working to Prepare in Wales and Have Been for the Virus's Arrival for Many Years' ; Numbers Being Investigated for Swine Flu in Wales Rise to 27
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THE NHS is reviewing stocks of surgical masks in Wales as the deadly Mexican swine flu continues to spread around the globe.
It emerged last night that NHS trusts are in the process of increasing supplies of disposable masks and respirators in case the H1N1 virus spreads further.See the full content of this document
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We're Working to Prepare in Wales and Have Been for the Virus's Arrival for Many Years' ; Numbers Being Investigated for Swine Flu in Wales Rise to 27
The World Health Organisation has raised its influenza pandemic alert to level five, indicating that a global pandemic is imminent.
The change was a worldwide call for countries to increase their pandemic preparations.Although there are no confirmed cases of the virus in Wales yet, the number of people being investigated has risen to 27.There have been eight confirmed cases of swine flu in the UK - two in Scotland, one each in Newcastle, Redditch and Devon and three in London.All the people being tested for the virus in Wales have recently returned from Mexico, where this strain of swine flu originated, or from the US, where a 23-month-old ch...See the full content of this document
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