The prevalence of swine flu in some parts of the country means that the government is abandoning attempts to contain the virus and is instead moving towards a policy of outbreak management.
The number of cases in London and the West Midlands is high enough for people with swine flu to be clinically diagnosed rather than have the virus confirmed by laboratory reports.
In order to keep track of the strength of the virus, swabbing will now only take place in a small number of cases. And doctors have been advised to use the drug Tamiflu more selectively by targeting only those people with symptoms.
The result of this is that those who have come into contact with somebody suffering from swine flu will probably no longer be given the drug as a precaution.
Read more at HSJ.
Tags: Swine Flu
