People are being urged to use face masks and stay at home if they feel unwell as the NHS comes under increasing pressure amid a wave of winter illnesses.
The advice was issued by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) today as hospitals battle soaring rates of Covid, flu and Strep A.
Health bosses have warned that “Dickensian overcrowding” in A&E departments across the UK is causing the unnecessary deaths of hundreds of patients.
