Swine flu returns to many of the front pages,The Times reporting how
Millions of patients overwhelmed a new telephone and online service yesterday to obtain swine flu treatment without seeing a doctor as the number of cases doubled in a week.
According to the Mail,officials warned that a third of those who have died so far had no serious underlying health problems.
Whilst the Telegraph reports that
Sir Liam Donaldson, chief medical officer, said there are 840 patients in hospital in England with swine flu and 63 of them are in critical care.
The Express reports how children under 15 have become “super-spreaders” of the swine flu virus, which the paper says
is likely to cause concern among parents travelling on holiday, where children are likely to come into direct contact with others on the beach.
A different medical problem in the Independent which reports how the number of cocaine users in Britain has risen by 25 per cent in a year to almost one million
About one in 10 people admits having tried the drug – three times as many as 15 years ago. Figures from the British Crime Survey also suggest that about 439,000 cocaine users are in their late teens or early 20s.
The Guardian continues with yesterday's theme of spending cuts
Britain will face spending cuts of more than 16% to key public services, such as law and order and higher education, if Labour and the Tories deliver on their goals to protect schools, hospitals and defence, the Institute for Fiscal Studies has warned.
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