Swine flu Scottish man dies

An old in Glasgow became the second British dying of swine flu.

73 Years, had other serious underlying medical problems and has not yet been appointed, died in hospital, Royal Alexandra Paisley late on Saturday evening. Was in intensive care for 15 days, said responsible for health.

The Scottish Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon said: "our thoughts are with the families and friends of the patient at that time very sad and tragic." The family asked the identity of the patient to be maintained.

"Despite the fact that it is in the sense that the patient had swine flu we understand that the patient has had serious underlying health problems".

A spokesman for the family said: "our beloved relating to privacy and we want your privacy continues to be respected that we are trying to come to terms with our loss.

The first English to succumb to the H1N1 virus, Jacqui Fleming, died at the Royal Alexandra after premature birth to her third child. It was the first person outside of America to die from the virus.

Fleming had significant underlying health problems and had been sick for several weeks before his death. Her baby, named Jack from his partner, William McCann died the next day.

Health authorities have repeatedly stressed that the virus appears to be relatively mild, despite its rapid spread throughout the world.

The latest official figures show that 4.276 Brits are infected, major epidemics now in Birmingham, London and Glasgow region, but health experts believe that the true figure is much higher.

In Italy, experts from the Centers for disease control in Atlanta believe that at least a million Americans may have had swine flu and has not been diagnosed, although the official data of United States Friday confirmed 27,717, with the death of 127.

However, the virus is now spreading rapidly in the southern hemisphere, where it's inverno-the traditional seasonal influenza outbreaks.

From Australia, where the cases confirmed totalled 3,280, four people were now deceased, with underlying health problems. There are 21 deaths reported from Argentina World Health and seven to Chile. Last update that in case of total 59,814 with 263 dead.