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  • Nine die as flu sweeps Scotland

    Source: http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/h...tland.20005338

    Nine die as flu sweeps Scotland
    Helen Puttick
    Health Correspondent
    Tuesday 29 January 2013

    NINE people have died and 44 others have been admitted to hospital with flu in the first two weeks of this year as the latest outbreak sweeps Scotland.

    The number of admissions to intensive care units is already more than double the number for the whole of 2012, raising fears about whether medical staff can cope.

    Seven of those who developed severe complications were children.

    Health Secretary Alex Neil has blamed high levels of flu along with the stomach bug norovirus for reports of chaos in Scottish hospitals this month.

    Patients have had to wait on trolleys for hours because of the high number of admissions and the shortage of available beds...
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