Govt: Person with new swine flu has fully recovered
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Govt: Person with new swine flu has fully recovered
Health Secretary Victoria Atkins says the person who caught the new strain of swine flu suffered "mild symptoms" and has now "fully recovered".
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) earlier detected a case of a new virus - which is currently circulating in pigs in the UK - for the first time in a human.
Report by Alibhaiz.
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