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Published 07/02/2009 by AFP via Yahoo!


Britain faces 100,000 flu cases a day: minister

LONDON (AFP) Britain could see more than 100,000 cases of swine flu a day by the end of August, Health Secretary Andy Burnham said on Thursday. 'Cases are doubling every week, and on this trend we could see over 100,000 cases a day by the end of August, but I stress this is only a projection,'...

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Swine flu cases could hit 100,000 a day
HEALTH CHIEFS are to use new tactics in the battle to fight the swine flu pandemic amid fears that cases could hit more than 100,000 a day across the UK by the end ... - [07/03/2009 - The Courier]
A/H1N1 cases in Britain could reach 100,000 a d...
LONDON, July 2 (Xinhua) -- British Health Secretary Andy Burnham said on Thursday that the infection rate of A/H1N1 flu in Britain could reach 100,000 a day by end ... - [07/02/2009 - Xinhua News Agency]

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...said on Thursday. "Cases are doubling every week, and on this trend we could see over 100,000 cases a day by the end of August, but I stress this is only a projection" Burnham told the House...
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