Just had a chat with a mate of mine who has the same poxy summer cold as me.  His mrs nagged him into ringing their GP because of what she's been reading/hearing/seeing in news articles.

After 3 minutes on the phone they've decided he must have swine flu because he has:

• A dry Cough.
• Bit of a temperature.
• Aching joints.
• Recurring headache.

They don't want him to go in as they've been told it's no longer necessary to swab people for confirmation and he should just rest & take some paracetamol until symptoms desist.

Is it me or is that just a common cold?  No wonder the so-called confirmed figures for the UK are rocketing up and with the help of the media I reckon there'll be a panic before long.

Perhaps it's a way of keeping the Gov't out of the headlines or they even want us to think we're all gonna die right up until they save us all with a miracle cure?  Not normally into conspiracies but this does seem ludicrous.