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Swine flu could strike with a "vengeance" in the coming months, the director of the World Health Organisation said as the number of cases across the world passed 1,000.
Dr Chan said: "Flu viruses are very unpredictable, very deceptive. We should not be overconfident. The situation is evolving and the virus is changing".
She said the end of the flu season in the northern hemisphere meant that, while any initial outbreak could be mild, a second wave may be more lethal.
The UK is "tantalisingly" close to winning the battle against swine flu, the chief medical officer says.
But he warned he was still expecting a surge of cases during the autumn and winter months.
And just in case the next wave proved particularly bad, he unveiled plans to double intensive care bed numbers.
Sir Liam said it was only right that the NHS should still plan for the worst case scenario.
Swine flu could strike with a "vengeance" in the coming months, the director of the World Health Organisation said as the number of cases across the world passed 1,000.
Just today on the radio I heard adverts for Dettol (a disinfectant) telling everyone that it kills 99.9% of germs, including H1N1 swine flu virus.