Brits have been urged to wear face masks and stay home if they feel ill as the overstretched NHS battles a deadly wave of winter illnesses.
Today the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) issued fresh advice as hospitals battle soaring rates of Covid, flu and Strep A.
It comes as health service chiefs warned that hundreds of patients were dying unnecessarily because of “Dickensian overcrowding” in A&E departments across the UK.
