People in Liverpool are being urged to “minimise spread as much as possible” as high levels of seasonal illnesses circulate, but mask wearing won't be mandatory on public transport.
Liverpool Council has offered health advice as people across the city return to school and work while winter sickness soars - placing an enormous weight on the stricken NHS services across Merseyside. High levels of flu-like illnesses have been circulating recently as the country battles one of the largest scarlet fever outbreaks for a number of years, with Covid-19 cases also expected to rise in the weeks to come.
Cllr Frazer Lake, Cabinet Member for Social Care and Health, said that these illnesses can add to the “real pressure on our local health services.” He added: “With children returning to school and nursery this week after the Christmas break, it’s important to minimise the spread as much as possible.”
