Some schools have had to temporarily close due to a surge in flu cases this winter as the new H3N2 strain spreads.
Whereas medical masks are typically tied loosely around the face (hence air can bypass the filter), respirators fit snugly ...
Cases are double what they were this time last year ...
Children being at school and warm and wet conditions are ‘perfect’ for spreading flu, Daniel Elkeles said.
"We were all very good about infection control during Covid. And we really, really need to get back to that now," said the chief executive of NHS Providers.
Headteachers across the UK have warned escalating sickness rates are causing alarm with some even reducing singing in ...
The NHS has urged those with flu or cold-like symptoms to wear facemasks in public as the UK grapples with a "tidal wave" of cases.
An expert has identified the specific strain of A/H3N2 flu responsible for the current UK surge, with NHS leaders advising ...
The NHS is warning of a tidal wave of flu infections caused by subclade K, a mutated H3N2 ...
With no peak in sight, NHS England says there are now enough flu patients to fill more than three whole hospital trusts.
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A fresh warning from No10 has landed: masks are back as a way to slow a fast-moving and highly contagious flu strain sweeping ...