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Wed 07 Jul 2009Swine flu tests 'not practical' as 500 fall ill within a week
MORE THAN 500 people were diagnosed with the H1N1 “swine flu” virus by Irish GPs last week, more than twice the number of cases to date confirmed by laboratory tests, the Department of Health has revealed.
The department and the Health Service Executive also confirmed yesterday that two people are now critically ill in hospital with the virus.
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