Jun 13th, 2009 - BBC NEWS
The government hopes to provide anti-flu drugs for 80% of the population.
A further 172 patients have been confirmed with swine flu in the UK, bringing the total infected to 1,164.
Of the new cases, 117 are in England and 55 in Scotland, where authorities say errors meant they previously over-estimated the number of infections.
A Department of Health (DoH) spokesman said only a minority of cases nationwide were proving to be severe.
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