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| Two more swine flu-related deaths | |
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| Two more people with swine flu in Wales have died, taking the total number of deaths to six. | |
| The assembly government said it was also aware of a swine flu-related death abroad of a person from Wales. | |
| The assembly government said no further details will be released about the latest deaths. | The assembly government said no further details will be released about the latest deaths. |
| New guidance has also been issued confirming that the second wave of swine flu is not as virulent as originally predicted. | New guidance has also been issued confirming that the second wave of swine flu is not as virulent as originally predicted. |
| The assembly government said that "the worst-case planning assumptions can therefore be revised downwards". | The assembly government said that "the worst-case planning assumptions can therefore be revised downwards". |
| The number of people in Wales suffering from flu-like symptoms has continued to rise with more than 2,000 people contacting their doctors in the last seven days. | |
| Latest figures indicate that the percentage of total calls to NHS Direct Wales which were related to flu increased to 32.3%. | |
| Meanwhile, two primary schools in Carmarthenshire remain shut due to staff sickness and pupils suffering flu-like symptoms. | |
| Respiratory problems | |
| Pontyberem school closed for three days when a "high number" of pupils and half the staff were taken ill. | |
| Cefneithin CP School will be closed until after half term with one pupil confirmed with swine flu. | |
| The closures came as the first swine flu vaccination programme was launched in Wales, with 750,000 seen as priority cases. | |
| Health workers and patients with chronic illnesses like lung and heart disease will be the first to receive the swine flu vaccine. | |
| Pregnant women will also receive letters offering vaccination, an offer which will eventually be extended to everyone in Wales. | |
| About 750,000 people in Wales have been identified as the most at risk of complications from the virus. | |
| The assembly government is also to buy 65 new hospital ventilators, costing £1.42m, for critical care units to help patients with respiratory problems, which can be made worse by swine flu. |