BREAKING NEWS

UK reports its first swine flu death

JUNE 14, 2009 23:16

A person has died of swine flu at a hospital in Scotland in the first death from the illness reported in Britain, officials said Sunday. It also was the first death from the H5N1 strain of influenza reported outside the Americas by the World Health Organization in Geneva or the European Centers for Disease Control in Stockholm, which both keep tabs on confirmed cases of swine flu and deaths from the illness in countries around the world. Scotland's government said the patient suffering from swine flu died at a hospital there. It said the patient was one of 10 people being treated for the influenza at the facility. The statement did not identify the patient or the hospital. "The patient had underlying health conditions," the government statement said, without saying what they were. Britain has been harder hit by the virus than elsewhere in Europe. Earlier Sunday, Britain had reported another 61 cases of swine flu, bringing the UK total to 1,226 cases.

Since October 7: IDF kills 600 terrorists in West Bank

By MAARIV

09/01/2024 03:01 AM

Biden aware of IDF retrieval of bodies, says 'on verge' of making deal

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

09/01/2024 02:57 AM

Israel wins bronze in Paralympics 100-meter backstroke

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

08/31/2024 07:26 PM

IAF strikes Hezbollah structure after terrorists observed entering

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

08/31/2024 03:46 PM