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| Leicester Royal Infirmary closes wards over swine flu | Leicester Royal Infirmary closes wards over swine flu |
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| Three wards at Leicester's Royal Infirmary have closed after 16 cancer patients were diagnosed with swine flu. | Three wards at Leicester's Royal Infirmary have closed after 16 cancer patients were diagnosed with swine flu. |
| The patients, who are suffering with the H1N1 strain of influenza, have been isolated to avoid an outbreak, the hospital said. | The patients, who are suffering with the H1N1 strain of influenza, have been isolated to avoid an outbreak, the hospital said. |
| Another three people with flu are being treated at the city's Glenfield Hospital but these cases have not been confirmed as swine flu. | |
| Anyone suffering from cold and flu symptoms should avoid the hospitals. | |
| 'Difficult situation' | |
| "Sixteen patients on three haematology wards at the Leicester Royal Infirmary have developed symptoms that have been confirmed as flu. | "Sixteen patients on three haematology wards at the Leicester Royal Infirmary have developed symptoms that have been confirmed as flu. |
| "All necessary precautions were taken and these patients have been isolated to avoid an outbreak," Liz Collins, lead nurse for infection prevention said. | "All necessary precautions were taken and these patients have been isolated to avoid an outbreak," Liz Collins, lead nurse for infection prevention said. |
| The three patients at Glenfield Hospital are receiving extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) - a treatment for people with severe heart or lung problems. | The three patients at Glenfield Hospital are receiving extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) - a treatment for people with severe heart or lung problems. |
| Dr Philip Monk, from Public Health England, said it was unlikely it would ever be known how the flu got onto the wards. | Dr Philip Monk, from Public Health England, said it was unlikely it would ever be known how the flu got onto the wards. |
| "It is a normal winter - and swine flu is the normal flu and the number of cases is not that high across the East Midlands," he said. | "It is a normal winter - and swine flu is the normal flu and the number of cases is not that high across the East Midlands," he said. |
| "Obviously, when it gets into a clinical setting where people are very vulnerable then this is a difficult situation to manage. Everything is being done and it is under control." | |
| Hospital bosses said as many frontline staff as possible would be vaccinated against flu and would wear masks, gowns and gloves on the wards. | |
| The affected areas have also received increased cleaning. | |
| Swine flu | Swine flu |