How Greater Manchester is tackling Strep A as hospitals battle huge pressure
Greater Manchester health leaders have revealed the region's plans to deal with Strep A outbreaks. But the rise in Strep A illnesses comes as winter viruses and other seasonal sicknesses are more virulent after periods in lockdown, with one director of public health saying that paediatric units 'have never been under so much pressure'.
There has been an increase in scarlet fever in particular, which would have typically been expected in spring but is instead appearing now. Greater Manchester has yet to see the peak of cases, health leaders have warned.
