Swine flu, along with the continuing increasing rate of flu-like illnesses throughout the summer months, has been perplexing for Britain’s top doctors, reports The Guardian. Most viruses similar to the H1N1 strain usually go dormant during the long summer holidays.

Infection rates have almost doubled from the initially estimated 50,000, proving erroneous the predictions that the virus had peaked. It is suggested that the infection rate will slow down now that schools have broken up until the autumn. Doctors stress that the virus has not become more virulent and that for most people the symptoms are relatively mild.

There is also emergency medical capacity ready to be used if the situation worsens, which has placated worries of a shortage of respirators. There has also been concern over fake Tamiflu tablets, the vaccine for the current strain of the virus.

The Government’s website, designed to give advice to people who feel they may be suffering from the swine flu, crashed within minutes after being opened yesterday. There has been much concern that the virus infection rate had sped up significantly, with 100,000 people being diagnosed as having caught the virus just last week, according to the chief medical officer.

The website was designed to take 1,200 hits a second, but instead reached up to 2,600 hits every second, leading it to crash and suspend service.

Findings from GPs have highlighted that the virus has moved out from the hotspots where it was initially concentrated, that those most at risk appear to be the under-14s, and that the virus has become serious for around 800 people who have been rushed to hospital.

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