Swine flu actor catches virus
A man who appeared in British adverts telling people how to avoid swine flu has gone down with the virus himself, he admitted yesterday.
Actor David McCusker, 30, who is seen sneezing in a lift and spreading germs in the television spots fell victim to the very same virus, newspapers reported.
?I was supposed to ?Catch it. Bin it. Kill it?,? he said, reprising the advert?s slogan.
?But instead, I?ve been shivering, shaking and spreading it,? he said, according to The Sun.
?It was a shock when I found out. I quarantined myself to sweat it out. I?ve been getting lots of stick from mates.
?I caught it, didn?t bin it and spread it all over the place,? he added.
The Health Protection Agency (HPA) said that the number of deaths in England linked to swine flu increased from 27 to 36 in the previous week.
However, there were 30,000 new cases of swine flu in England over the past seven days, compared to 110,000 cases in the previous week, and the majority of infections continued to be ?mild?, the HPA said.
Meanwhile, Spain?s health ministry has estimated that 12,270 people, mostly teenagers and young adults, contracted swine flu in the country between July 27 and August 2.
?Practically all of the cases have evolved favourably, with the affected people recovering in a few days with conventional treatments,? a bulletin said.
In Dublin, Ireland?s health ministry reported the country?s first death linked to swine flu in a young woman with ?an underlying health condition.?
The woman died in Tallaght hospital in the south of Dublin, the ministry said.
In Washington, officials unveiled guidelines aimed at curbing the spread of H1N1 influenza in schools.
A response will depend on the scope of an outbreak, but ?for an outbreak similar in severity to the spring 2009 H1N1 infection, the guidelines recommend basic good hygiene, such as hand washing,? a Homeland Security statement said. AFP
A man who appeared in British adverts telling people how to avoid swine flu has gone down with the virus himself, he admitted yesterday.
Actor David McCusker, 30, who is seen sneezing in a lift and spreading germs in the television spots fell victim to the very same virus, newspapers reported.
?I was supposed to ?Catch it. Bin it. Kill it?,? he said, reprising the advert?s slogan.
?But instead, I?ve been shivering, shaking and spreading it,? he said, according to The Sun.
?It was a shock when I found out. I quarantined myself to sweat it out. I?ve been getting lots of stick from mates.
?I caught it, didn?t bin it and spread it all over the place,? he added.
The Health Protection Agency (HPA) said that the number of deaths in England linked to swine flu increased from 27 to 36 in the previous week.
However, there were 30,000 new cases of swine flu in England over the past seven days, compared to 110,000 cases in the previous week, and the majority of infections continued to be ?mild?, the HPA said.
Meanwhile, Spain?s health ministry has estimated that 12,270 people, mostly teenagers and young adults, contracted swine flu in the country between July 27 and August 2.
?Practically all of the cases have evolved favourably, with the affected people recovering in a few days with conventional treatments,? a bulletin said.
In Dublin, Ireland?s health ministry reported the country?s first death linked to swine flu in a young woman with ?an underlying health condition.?
The woman died in Tallaght hospital in the south of Dublin, the ministry said.
In Washington, officials unveiled guidelines aimed at curbing the spread of H1N1 influenza in schools.
A response will depend on the scope of an outbreak, but ?for an outbreak similar in severity to the spring 2009 H1N1 infection, the guidelines recommend basic good hygiene, such as hand washing,? a Homeland Security statement said. AFP