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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Andy Gregory

Covid pandemic restrictions could be behind rise in Strep A infections, health chief says

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The coronavirus pandemic could be behind the unusually early outbreak of Strep A infections this year, a health expert has said.

Seven children have died from the illness in recent weeks, six of them of primary school age.

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