Households to receive swine flu leaflets from today

Households across the UK will start to receive the Swine Flu Information leaflet from today, May 5. The leaflet includes information about what swine flu is and how it could spread, what UK governments have done to prepare for a wider outbreak of flu, how you can protect yourself against flu and what to do if you have flu symptoms.

The Department of Health has confirmed nine new cases of swine flu have in the UK – one in the West Midlands and eight in London. There are now 27 confirmed cases in the UK – 23 in England and four in Scotland.

Seven of the nine cases appear to have been acquired through person-to-person spread. Two cases are in people who have recently returned from Mexico.