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| Two more swine flu-related deaths | 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. | 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 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. | 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%. | Latest figures indicate that the percentage of total calls to NHS Direct Wales which were related to flu increased to 32.3%. |
| Previous deaths related to swine flu in Wales include a 21-year-old woman from Monmouthshire, who died after being admitted to hospital for a planned caesarean section on 25 September. | |
| The baby was delivered safely but the mother was transferred to intensive care after her condition worsened. She died on 9 October after being transferred to a specialist lung unit in Leicester. | |
| Staff sickness | |
| Two days earlier, a 43-year-old woman died at Llanelli's Prince Philip Hospital, although doctors had said she did not die primarily from swine flu. | |
| The death of a woman, 41, from Neath Port Talbot, is also being investigated. The post mortem examination found swine flu and underlying conditions. | |
| David Hayes, 29, from Llysfaen, Colwyn Bay, died after contracting swine flu on holiday in Spain. He is believed to have had a heart attack. | |
| Meanwhile, two primary schools in Carmarthenshire remain shut due to staff sickness and pupils suffering flu-like symptoms. | Meanwhile, two primary schools in Carmarthenshire remain shut due to staff sickness and pupils suffering flu-like symptoms. |
| Pontyberem school closed for three days when a "high number" of pupils and half the staff were taken ill. | 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. | Cefneithin CP School will be closed until after half term with one pupil confirmed with swine flu. |
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| The closures came as the first swine flu vaccination programme was launched in Wales, with 750,000 seen as priority cases. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. |