New cases of swine flue could reach 100,000 per day by August according to government ministers, causing big problems for UK businesses.

The number of cases has almost doubled in the last 7 days to 7,400 and the government has admitted that they are no longer able to contain the spread of the virus.

Many business bosses who have cut staff to the bone due to the downturn are already struggling to cover workloads during the busy holiday season.

They are worried that staff will be easily able to take off sick days as swine flu patients with suspected symptoms will be told to stay at home and telephone their GP rather than going to the surgery for the usual checks and certification.