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Two more people in London have been diagnosed with the swine flu virus, the Department of Health (DH) confirmed.
The 23-year-old man from Islington, north London, and 29-year-old man from Westminster, central London, have mild symptoms, the DH said.
They are being treated at their homes and are among eight people in the UK known to have caught the H1N1 virus.
Doctors said a 22-year-old man from Barnet, north London, was responding well to treatment for the virus.
The Health Protection Agency (HPA) said it was investigating 230 possible cases, all of which were associated with travel to Mexico.
It added that people exposed to a "probable or confirmed" case of swine flu in the past seven days, for more than one hour and within a distance of 1m (3.2ft) have been offered anti-viral drugs "as a precautionary measure".
A DH spokesman said: "The preparations we have in place and are continuing to make will help to ensure we respond well in the event of a pandemic."
Transport warning over swine flu
Swine flu is a respiratory disease, caused by influenza type A, which infects pigs.
Until now it has not normally infected humans, but the latest form of the virus can.
The man from Barnet caught the virus during a recent visit to Mexico and was admitted to the Royal Free Hospital in Hampstead on Wednesday.
A spokesman for the Royal Free Hampstead NHS Trust said he was "brought to the trust in a secure, specialist ambulance".
"Staff are scrupulously following infection control procedures to ensure no other patient or member of staff is at risk," he added.
London authorities said they were working closely with other agencies to monitor and deal with any issues from the outbreak.
London Councils' Chairman Councillor Merrick Cockell said: "London's local authorities have been preparing for the possible outbreak of a flu pandemic for the last five years so are primed to respond to any issues arising as a result of swine flu in the capital."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/8026616.stm
The 23-year-old man from Islington, north London, and 29-year-old man from Westminster, central London, have mild symptoms, the DH said.
They are being treated at their homes and are among eight people in the UK known to have caught the H1N1 virus.
Doctors said a 22-year-old man from Barnet, north London, was responding well to treatment for the virus.
The Health Protection Agency (HPA) said it was investigating 230 possible cases, all of which were associated with travel to Mexico.
It added that people exposed to a "probable or confirmed" case of swine flu in the past seven days, for more than one hour and within a distance of 1m (3.2ft) have been offered anti-viral drugs "as a precautionary measure".
A DH spokesman said: "The preparations we have in place and are continuing to make will help to ensure we respond well in the event of a pandemic."
Transport warning over swine flu
Swine flu is a respiratory disease, caused by influenza type A, which infects pigs.
Until now it has not normally infected humans, but the latest form of the virus can.
The man from Barnet caught the virus during a recent visit to Mexico and was admitted to the Royal Free Hospital in Hampstead on Wednesday.
A spokesman for the Royal Free Hampstead NHS Trust said he was "brought to the trust in a secure, specialist ambulance".
"Staff are scrupulously following infection control procedures to ensure no other patient or member of staff is at risk," he added.
London authorities said they were working closely with other agencies to monitor and deal with any issues from the outbreak.
London Councils' Chairman Councillor Merrick Cockell said: "London's local authorities have been preparing for the possible outbreak of a flu pandemic for the last five years so are primed to respond to any issues arising as a result of swine flu in the capital."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/8026616.stm