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| First swine flu death in London | First swine flu death in London |
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| A 19-year-old man has died after contracting swine flu in London, health authorities in the capital have said. | |
| The teenager, from south London, had serious underlying health problems. Tests undertaken after his death showed he had swine flu. | |
| London, where more than 1,900 people have contracted the disease, is the second worst-affected area in the UK. | London, where more than 1,900 people have contracted the disease, is the second worst-affected area in the UK. |
| The man is the fourth person with swine flu to die in the UK. NHS London will give more details about the case later. | The man is the fourth person with swine flu to die in the UK. NHS London will give more details about the case later. |
| The death comes as the government's Chief Medical Officer Sir Liam Donaldson warned the public to avoid panic buying "counterfeit" anti-swine flu drugs online. | |
| Sir Liam said the UK has moved beyond the stage of containing the flu into the "treatment phase", and advised people not to resort to self-medication. | |
| The death comes amid warnings that the number of cases in the UK could rise to 100,000 a day by the end of next month. | The death comes amid warnings that the number of cases in the UK could rise to 100,000 a day by the end of next month. |
| The first case of the flu in the UK was reported in April. |