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UK swine flu death toll hits 14 Jul 09 2009

Fourteen people are now thought to have died in the UK after contracting swine flu, the Government has announced.Read

Swine flu shuts 400 pupils out of Boldon school Jul 09 2009

MORE than 400 pupils had to be kept at home today as their school closed after a swine flu outbreak.Read

Sunderland baby and Gateshead teacher contract swine flu Jul 08 2009

A BABY and the deputy headteacher of a Gateshead school are the latest confirmed cases of swine flu in the region.Read

Rothbury swine flu victim has no idea how he got it Jul 06 2009

A NORTHUMBERLAND man has become the latest person in the region to be diagnosed with swine flu.Read

Gateshead headteacher contracts swine flu Jul 03 2009

The headteacher of a Gateshead primary school has contracted swine flu, the local council said.Read

Northern Rock workers contract swine flu Jul 02 2009

TWO workers from Northern Rock have caught swine flu. The two staff members are off work but are said to be recovering well.Read

Hexham pupil and One North East worker contract swine flu Jun 26 2009

APUPIL at a Northumberland school has contracted swine flu.Read

Mexico bids to boost tourism after swine flu Jun 05 2009

PRESIDENT of Mexico Felipe Calderon has announced a €65m global investment called Vive Mexico in a bid to boost a tourism industry left devastated by the recent swine flu outbreak.Read

Children join list of swine flu victims as North East woman recovers May 05 2009

A WOMAN who is the only confirmed case of swine flu in the North East was last night still continuing her recovery at home.Read

North on alert as first swine flu case revealed May 01 2009

THE first case of swine flu was confirmed in the North East yesterday. A Newcastle woman suffering from the illness developed symptoms after she returned from a holiday in Cancun, Mexico, almost two weeks ago.Read