The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has issued new advice telling people to stay home if they are ill, keep sick children away from school and consider wearing masks in public as the NHS battles a surge in Strep A, coronavirus and the flu. Professor Susan Hopkins, Chief Medical Adviser at UKHSA, said unwell people should avoid going out unless it's urgent.
She said mask-wearing was advisable, and called on parents to do whatever possible to prevent flu, Covid, and Strep A sweeping through schools, reports The Mirror. Prof Hopkins said: "It’s important to minimise the spread of infection in schools and other education and childcare settings as much as possible.
"If your child is unwell and has a fever, they should stay home from school or nursery until they feel better and the fever has resolved."
