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A "worst case scenario" could see around 6,000 people die from swine flu across the country this season, Health Minister Nicola Roxon says. Over 10,000 Australians have contracted the virus, 22 have died and almost 60 are in intensive care. There were predictions yesterday that between 10,000 and 20,000 people could die from swine flu, but the Health Minister was quick to dismiss those numbers as "ludicrous". Ms Roxon has told Radio National that projections show that if no action was taken against the disease, such as use of a vaccine and anti-virals, around 6,000 deaths would be expected. "The...