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Swine flu could kill 40 Britons a day by end of summer’
Daily Mail | July 3, 2009
A 19-year-old man was confirmed today as the first person in London to die after contracting swine flu.
The teenager, from Lewisham, south London, died on Wednesday after complaining of flu-like symptoms.
It is understood he was already seriously ill with a rare long-term health condition which left him with serious chest infections.
Paramedics took him to Lewisham hospital by ambulance after his family called the emergency services but doctors were unable to save his life and he was confirmed dead on arrival at accident and emergency.
Test results last night confirmed that the teenager was infected with the H 1N1 virus and an inquest into his death is now expected to be opened.
The young man, who had learning difficulties, is the fourth confirmed swine flu death in Britain and comes amid warnings from the Government that more than 40 Britons a day could die by the end of the summer.
As fears of a major outbreak grew, officials in Hong Kong reported the third known instance of the virus becoming resistant to Tamiflu.
The Government predicts that by the end of August, there will be 100,000 new cases a day. If the same one-in-2,500 rate holds, there would be 40 deaths a day.
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