Swine Flu: It's Getting Serious ; Medical Chief: 65,000 Could Die, One in Three Could Be Infected and Retired Gps Are Being Recruited to Fight Pandemic British Death Toll Hits 29
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A BLEAK picture of a swine flu pandemic was painted by England's most senior doctor last night.
Chief Medical Officer Sir Liam Donaldson has ordered the NHS to plan for as many as 65,000 deaths - with 350 a day at the peak.See the full content of this document
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Swine Flu: It's Getting Serious ; Medical Chief: 65,000 Could Die, One in Three Could Be Infected and Retired Gps Are Being Recruited to Fight Pandemic British Death Toll Hits 29
Though he stressed he was mak-inassumptions rather than predictions, he revealed that the number of swine flu deaths has more than doubled in the past week, to 29. A boy of six in Strood, Kent, was the latest victim.
Doctors are being hauled out of retirement to deal with an enormous increase in cases, amid concern that almost one in three peo-ple may be affected. An army of students...See the full content of this document
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