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| A man from Falkirk has become the first person to contract swine flu from another infected person within the UK, the Scottish Government confirmed. | |
| Graeme Pacitti, 24, is a friend of a couple who contracted the virus after visiting Mexico. | |
| Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon said 29 possible cases of swine flu were now being investigated in Scotland. | |
| A total of 10 cases have now been confirmed in the UK, three of them in Scotland. | |
| Graeme Pacitti works at Falkirk Royal Infirmary and plays in the same football team as Iain Askham. | Graeme Pacitti works at Falkirk Royal Infirmary and plays in the same football team as Iain Askham. |
| Location of possible cases Ayrshire and Arran - 3Borders - 1Fife - 3Forth Valley - 8Grampian - 5Greater Glasgow and Clyde - 4Highland - 1Lanarkshire - 1Lothian - 3 | |
| Mr Askham and his wife Dawn became the first people in the UK to be confirmed with swine flu after honeymooning in Mexico. | Mr Askham and his wife Dawn became the first people in the UK to be confirmed with swine flu after honeymooning in Mexico. |
| Mr Pacitti is currently quarantined at his flat along with several members of his family. | Mr Pacitti is currently quarantined at his flat along with several members of his family. |
| His mother told reporters he was "feeling under the weather". | His mother told reporters he was "feeling under the weather". |
| A neighbour of Mr Pacitti, who also works at the infirmary, said she was concerned by a lack of information provided. | A neighbour of Mr Pacitti, who also works at the infirmary, said she was concerned by a lack of information provided. |
| "I'm waiting to hear whether or not I'm to go into work," she said. | "I'm waiting to hear whether or not I'm to go into work," she said. |
| "No-one has told us anything, I have a five week old grandson and I've had to tell my family to keep away." | "No-one has told us anything, I have a five week old grandson and I've had to tell my family to keep away." |
| Ms Sturgeon said tests on 11 people had proved negative, but a similar number of new possible cases had emerged. | Ms Sturgeon said tests on 11 people had proved negative, but a similar number of new possible cases had emerged. |
| Earlier on Friday the minister had a meeting with representatives of local authority umbrella group Cosla, business organisations, trade unions and the main opposition parties. | |
| She said such meetings would take place on a weekly basis. | |
| You try to stay calm but at the back of your mind there is the possibility that you might die Iain Askham Couple criticised for flu story | You try to stay calm but at the back of your mind there is the possibility that you might die Iain Askham Couple criticised for flu story |
| Meanwhile the Askhams, who were released from hospital on Thursday, have spoken of how they feared they might die from the virus. | Meanwhile the Askhams, who were released from hospital on Thursday, have spoken of how they feared they might die from the virus. |
| Iain told the Daily Mail: "You try to stay calm but at the back of your mind there is the possibility that you might die." | Iain told the Daily Mail: "You try to stay calm but at the back of your mind there is the possibility that you might die." |
| They were treated for five nights in separate isolation rooms at Monklands Hospital, Airdrie. | They were treated for five nights in separate isolation rooms at Monklands Hospital, Airdrie. |
| "It was particularly hard to bear, because I knew that Dawn was next door and that she wasn't well," Mr Askham told the newspaper. | "It was particularly hard to bear, because I knew that Dawn was next door and that she wasn't well," Mr Askham told the newspaper. |
| "She was so close and yet I could not reach her. I just wanted to give her a cuddle and reassure her." | "She was so close and yet I could not reach her. I just wanted to give her a cuddle and reassure her." |
| The couple said they believed they contracted the virus on their flight back from Cancun, during which several passengers were coughing and sneezing. | The couple said they believed they contracted the virus on their flight back from Cancun, during which several passengers were coughing and sneezing. |
| All of the UK cases diagnosed so far are thought to have responded well to treatment. | All of the UK cases diagnosed so far are thought to have responded well to treatment. |
| Advertising campaign | Advertising campaign |
| Precautions being taken in the UK include enhanced airport checks, an expansion of anti-viral stocks from 35 million to 50 million by the end of May, the ordering of extra masks and delivery of information leaflets for every family. | Precautions being taken in the UK include enhanced airport checks, an expansion of anti-viral stocks from 35 million to 50 million by the end of May, the ordering of extra masks and delivery of information leaflets for every family. |
| Supplies of antibiotics are to be increased to deal with any complications arising as a result of flu infections. | Supplies of antibiotics are to be increased to deal with any complications arising as a result of flu infections. |
| An advertising campaign to help prevent the spread of the virus has also been launched. | An advertising campaign to help prevent the spread of the virus has also been launched. |
| The Department of Health's Catch it, Bin it, Kill it! adverts urge people to cover coughs and sneezes with tissues, throw them away and wash their hands. | The Department of Health's Catch it, Bin it, Kill it! adverts urge people to cover coughs and sneezes with tissues, throw them away and wash their hands. |
| Meanwhile, the WHO has announced it will call the virus influenza A (H1N1), rather than swine flu, which it says is misleading as pork meat is safe and the virus is being transmitted from human to human. | Meanwhile, the WHO has announced it will call the virus influenza A (H1N1), rather than swine flu, which it says is misleading as pork meat is safe and the virus is being transmitted from human to human. |
| Members of the public with concerns about the virus can call 08454 24 24 24. | Members of the public with concerns about the virus can call 08454 24 24 24. |
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| An advertising campaign urges people to catch the sneeze before binning the tissue | An advertising campaign urges people to catch the sneeze before binning the tissue |
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