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Sixth UK child dies of Strep A as health chiefs give update on alarming outbreak

Muhammad Ibrahim Ali, Hanna Roap and three other unnamed children have all recently died with Strep A infection, with four of the tragic deaths having occurred within the last week

Daily Mirror

Two more confirmed cases of deadly bacterial infection in pupils after girl, 6, dies

Echelford School has told parents two more pupils contracted a deadly bacterial infection after a six-year-old girl died following a Strep A outbreak at nearby Ashford Church of England Primary School

Daily Mirror

Blunder at Covid lab which mixed up positive and negative tests ‘could have killed 20 people’

A blunder at a lab which led to thousands of positive Covid-19 cases reported as negative could have led to the deaths of 20 people, new estimates from the UK Health Security Agency show.

Evening Standard

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Asylum seekers with diphtheria symptoms will be taken to 'isolation centres', minister says

The Immigration Minister Robert Jenrick said those with symptoms will remain at the Manston migrant centre in Kent or be transported to isolation centres after the UKHSA confirmed an 'increase' in cases of the disease

Daily Mirror

Diphtheria risk for public 'very low' despite cases rising among asylum seekers

By November 10, the UK Health Security Agency had identified 39 diphtheria cases among asylum seekers in England this year so far, and the number is understood to have risen to about 50

Daily Mirror

Asylum seekers ‘contracted diphtheria overseas’ despite overcrowding

Transport Secretary Mark Harper insisted the infections present an ‘extremely low risk’ to the wider public.

The Independent UK

Parents keep children home as school 'yet to be cleaned' after outbreak kills girl, 6

Parents have kept their children at home today after a six-year-old girl pupil died amid an outbreak of rare group A streptococcal infection at Ashford Church of England School, Surrey

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Four Strep A warning signs after child, 6, dies from rare outbreak at school

Classmates and teachers at the primary school in Ashford, Surrey were given strong antibiotics by specialists from the UK Health Security Agency

Daily Mirror

Child dies and another in hospital after rare bacteria outbreak at primary school

Pupils and teachers are being offered strong antibiotics by specialist doctors from the UK Health Security Agency against the bacteria, known as Strep A

Daily Record

As we head into a third winter battling Covid this is how the virus is affecting Greater Manchester now

Using the latest figures we attempt to assess how coronavirus is affecting Greater Manchester currently

Manchester Evening News

Diphtheria outbreak hits asylum centre sparking urgent vaccination drive by Home Office

Immigration minister Robert Jenrick said reports of diphtheria at the Manston processing centre had been "exaggerated" but UK Health Security Agency said there has been a spike

Daily Mirror

XBB and BQ.1: what we know about these two omicron 'cousins'

In late October, the UK Health Security Agency assigned variant designations to two new omicron “grandchildren”: BQ.1 and XBB. This means they will be monitored by health authorities, but are not at this stage regarded as variants of concern.

The Conversation

Study confirms Covid-19 deaths ‘rare’ among children

Research led by the UK Health Security Agency said the findings confirm that deaths from Covid-19 were ‘rare’ among children.

The Independent UK

North East has highest rate of Covid-19 hospital admissions, as new virus strains are detected in the UK

Our region has the most hospital admissions due to Covid-19 in the country.

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Daily Mirror

Urgent warning to parents as number of Brit kids hospitalised with dangerous virus soars

Children aged two to three may have little natural immunity to flu and "can become severely ill", UK Health Security Agency consultant epidemiologist Dr Conall Watson has warned

Wales Online

Monkeypox is contagious days before symptoms appear, study shows

Asking people to isolate themselves if have symptoms will not prevent many infections

Evening Standard

Covid: Has ‘autumn wave’ levelled off in England?

But latest data points to an increase among secondary school aged children

The Guardian - UK

Climate crisis poses ‘growing threat’ to health in UK, says expert

Exclusive: Prof Dame Jenny Harries warns of dangers to food security, flooding and insect-borne diseases

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Bristol Post

Millions urged to get their flu and covid vaccines

More than 10 million people are expected to have received their Covid autumn booster in England by Monday

The Guardian - UK

More than 2m people in UK had Covid in early October as flu cases rise

One in 30 people in England and one in 25 in Wales infected, with mixed picture across ages and regions

Chronicle Live

Covid winter boosters, new vaccines and why side effects may be different

Everybody over 50 is invited for a winter coronavirus jab but not everybody will get the new dual/bivalent vaccines that target multiple strains

Wales Online

Medical expert on how to reduce discomfort from common Covid booster side effect

The UK Health Security Agency says that 92 per cent of people experience the discomfort

Daily Mirror

Deaths with Covid 'on the rise' as Brits warned ‘stay away from elderly if you’re sick’

Deaths where coronavirus is mentioned on a person's death certificate is starting to rise according to the UK Health Security Agency

Manchester Evening News

Government issues warning to anyone going to visit elderly relatives as coronavirus rates rise

The UK Health Security Agency has issued advice to protect those most vulnerable

The Guardian - UK

Covid data shows one in 50 people infected in England

ONS says 1.1 million people had virus in most recent week, with increases in all parts of England

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