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Patients urged to seek emergency treatment alone as flu cases continue to soar

Ambulances parked outside London Ambulance Service NHS Trust control room in Waterloo. (PA) - (PA Wire)

Patients have been urged to attend A&E alone as NHS hospitals grapple with high demand amid rising flu cases.

Some hospitals have restricted visitor numbers while others are encouraging people to wear surgical masks to limit the spread of viruses.

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