Face masks can help to reduce transmission of respiratory viruses such as influenza, according to experts and medical evidence, but their effectiveness depends on the type of mask used. Social media ...
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The NHS is facing an “unprecedented wave” of flu cases with an average of 2,660 patients a day in hospital with flu in England last week – a huge increase of 55% compared to the week before. While ...
Compulsory face masks are being introduced in some hospitals in the UK amid soaring flu levels. Good Morning Britain reported the changes after an NHS chief urged anyone with symptoms to wear a mask ...
London | Britain is in the grip of an unprecedented surge of influenza cases, with hospital wards overflowing, and the public advised to wear face masks. With a mutant strain of the virus circulating, ...
Masks were a common sight during the Covid pandemic, and they’re making a comeback (Archive picture: Getty) People on public transport are wearing face coverings again, while hospitals are asking ...
Citizens throughout the UK are being encouraged to consider wearing face coverings as a prevalent flu variant, H3N2, continues to spread. Britain is presently experiencing a large number of influenza ...
Anyone with cold or flu symptoms should wear a mask in public places, a top health leader has warned. Daniel Elkeles, chief executive of NHS Providers, says the current warm and wet weather is the ...
Calls for the return of face masks caused a political row today after an NHS leader said Britons experiencing flu or cold symptoms should wear one in public places. Daniel Elkeles, chief executive of ...
NHS Providers boss says those who are ‘coughing and sneezing’ should wear face coverings on public transport People experiencing flu or cold symptoms should wear a mask in public places as the UK ...
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Two health boards in south Wales have tightened infection-control measures across their hospitals as rising winter illness rates trigger growing concern over pressures on the NHS. Both Aneurin Bevan ...