Hygiene plea in light of swine flu outbreak
NHS Lincolnshire has issued advice following the outbreak of Swine Flu.
Director of Public Health and Partnerships, Dr Mandy Bretman said: "We continue to work with partner agencies and local authorities to monitor the situation and keep our plans under review."
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A poster warning about the dangers of swine flu. Gordon Brown has offered reassurance that Britain is well-placed to deal with the outbreak.
The public are being asked to keep good respiratory and hand hygiene to reduce the spread of germs in light of swine flu.
This includes always carrying tissues and using them to catch your cough or sneeze, disposing of the tissue as soon as possible and washing your hands afterwards.
So far, there have been 27 confirmed cases in the UK including a 12 year old girl in Paignton, Devon and an NHS worker in Scotland who become the first person in the UK to contract swine flu without having visited Mexico.
If you have recently travelled back from Mexico or one of the affected countries and have flu like symptoms, stay at home and call your GP or NHS Direct on 0845 46 47. Alternatively visit NHS Choices www.nhs.uk for further information.
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