Number of cases double as virus spreads
James Brockett
Publication date:
3 July 2009
Staff absenteeism caused by flu-like symptoms is running at 66 per cent higher than average as the swine flu virus spreads, figures show.
Approximately one in 400 UK workers is currently off sick with a cough, cold or flu, while the norm for this time of year would be 1 in 630, according to data from absence management company FirstCare.
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