Twelve new cases of swine flu in the Czech Republic

On Monday, the Health Ministry said that 12 new cases of swine flu had been registered in the Czech Republic, bringing the total number of cases in this country to 116. Seven of the 12 infected were in Prague, a ministry spokesperson said, while a further two were in the region of Hradec Kralové, East Bohemia. All of the new cases were registered in people returning to the Czech Republic from abroad, notably Great Britain, the United States, Spain and Greece. None of the cases were said to be ‘serious’ according to the ministry spokesperson, and all of the patients were expected to make a full recovery with the aid of antivirals.