Tuesday, 28 April 2009

Tuesday's papers


Swine Flu has arrived in Britain and continues to dominate the headlines for the second day running.

Swine flu has reached Britain it was disclosed on Monday night, as officials confirmed that two people were being treated in a hospital isolation unit after contracting the disease on holiday in Mexico.
says the Telegraph

The Express says that

Britain's worst fears were confirmed last night after two people tested positive for killer swine flu and experts warned a pandemic was “inevitable”.


The first British victims of the virus were named as Scottish newlyweds Iain and Dawn Askham.
The couple, from Falkirk, are believed to have contracted the virus during their honeymoon in Mexico
.says the Mail

The Guardian says that the World Health Organisation's emergency committee raised the pandemic threat level for swine flu.The paper adds that

The WHO committee said the increased threat level, from phase three to phase four (out of a possible six), recognised the crisis has taken a significant step toward pandemic influenza, but that did not mean a pandemic was inevitable. Nonetheless, it said, the virus had spread so far that "containment is not a feasible operation" and the international response should be to try to limit its transmission and treat those who were affected.


Both the Independent and the Times steer away from the pandemic on their front pages.

The former reports that senior cabinet ministers are privately discussing a plan to scrap the Government's £5bn identity cards programme as part of cuts to public spending

Finally the Times reports that

David Cameron has lined up an all-male team to attack Labour over the economy, raising concerns within his own ranks that he has downgraded his pledge to promote women in the Conservative Party.

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