Swine flu, the global pandemic that continues to cause wide-spread fears, has claimed a high profile Swedish politician–bringing the total confirmed number of swine-flu related deaths in Sweden to three. Read the full story

Four people are currently in intensive care in Iceland due to H1N1 (the swine flu) – but according to Olafur Baldursson, the chief medical doctor at the Reykjavik City Hospital, this number has decreased since yesterday.

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The first doses of injections against H1N1, the so-called swine flu, arrived in Iceland earlier this week and are already being administered to priority personnel and those particularly at risk. Read the full story

Norway and Sweden have both reported their first swine flu deaths recently, the first from the H1N1 virus in any Nordic country. Read the full story

11 people living in Iceland have been infected with Pig Flu (H1N1) or Swine Flu. One infected person is a 19  year old girl who just returned from Mexico and another 35 year old woman returning from Australia. Both became sick upon arrival back in Iceland. They both do not have any serious symptoms but do remain in recovery now, according to the website of the Directorate of Health. Read the full story

The Emerald Princess cruiseship, which docked at Copenhagen recently, was carrying at least 14 known patients who have contracted the H1N1 flu virus. The Politiken newspaper reports that 13 of the patients are crewmembers, while only one flu victim is a passenger. Read the full story

Prof. Dr. Sigmundur Gudbjarnason and associates’ research carried out since 1992 reveals that the seeds and leaves of the Icelandic variety of Angelica archangelica contain potent bioactive compounds that help prevent viral infections, such as cold and flu. Read the full story

After some confusion over the weekend, Icelandic authorities have now confirmed that only one man in the country has swine flu.

Five other members of the man’s family displayed flu-like symptoms, as reported over the weekend, but were found to not be suffering from H1N1. Read the full story

“It was only a matter of time when it would show up here,” said Haraldur Briem, the main epidemiologist working on H1N1 in Iceland, which has now been confirmed in the country. Read the full story

Haraldur Briem, Chief Epidemiologist at Iceland’s Directorate of Health, this morning met with civil protection officers from the police. He is also meeting this morning with other health and public protection officials to decide what needs to be done to protect Iceland from the developing global swine flu pandemic. Read the full story