Swine flu teen says ‘It’s really nothing’

upbeat: Swine flu patient Sarah Holmes speaks to The Irish News at her mother’s home in Ballymurphy, west Belfast, last night PICTURE: Declan Roughan

A WEST Belfast teen-ager who is recovering from swine flu last night urged people not to panic about the spread of the virus.
Sarah Holmes (19), who returned from a holiday in Mexico almost two weeks ago, told The Irish News she thinks the illness has been "blown out of proportion" and has led to "scaremongering".

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