Six Patients Treated In Hospital After Swine Flu Outbreak In Glasgow, Scotland

Six patients are currently being treated in hospital for swine flu after an outbreak in Glasgow.

The patients are currently being treated at Glasgow Royal Infirmary after contracting the H1N1 virus but doctors have said none are showing any “cause for concern”.

It comes a month after a man died at the city’s Victoria Infirmary after contracting the virus.

Campsite owner Colin Campbel died from the H1N1 virus on February 3.

A statement from NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde said: “Six patients at Glasgow Royal Infirmary have tested positive for seasonal flu.

“None of the patients are giving any cause for concern as a result of the virus. All the appropriate infection control procedures are in place.

“At this time of year we expect a rise in the number of seasonal flu cases and any patients who test positive for Influenza are isolated or nursed in a designated cohort area until they are no longer symptomatic.”

Craig Williams, lead infection control doctor, said: “The latest Health Protection Scotland monthly flu report has shown that flu in the community is on the increase and as such we would therefore expect to see a corresponding rise of cases in hospitals.”