London 2012: 'Flu risk increase' at Olympics - report

The Olympics will increase the already "extreme" risk of a flu pandemic spreading in the UK, a report has said.

Britain has been ranked by analysts Maplecroft as second only to Singapore for the speed at which influenza could spread, because of its dense cities and status as a global travel hub.

The report said the "large influx of visitors" at Games time would raise the "already significant" risk of spread.

But the Health Protection Agency (HPA) disagreed, saying the risk was low.

"We have done our own review and we don't believe that there is a risk," Dr Brian McCloskey from the HPA told the BBC.        Read Here