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Downing Street issues new update on wearing face masks

It comes after adults were advised to "wear a face covering" when out in public if feeling unwell

Wales Online

Wearing masks when ill ‘not compulsory’, No 10 stresses

Health officials have advised those feeling unwell to put on a face covering if they have to leave their home.

The Independent UK

Health bosses warn North West parents 'keep poorly children off school' amid rise in illnesses

Parents are being told to keep youngsters away from school and nursery if they are unwell

Manchester Evening News

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UKHSA urges people to wear face masks when feeling unwell amid high Covid and flu cases

Health experts have also advised parents to keep their child off school if they have a fever as high numbers of scarlet fever continue to be reported

Chronicle Live

UK health officials urge people to wear masks, stay home if sick and keep children off school amid triple surge

"Adults should also try to stay home when unwell and if you do have to go out, wear a face covering"

Irish Mirror

People warned to stay home and wear face masks if unwell as NHS faces crisis

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has issued fresh advice about what to do if you fall ill this winter as hospitalisations soar.

Daily Record

Covid 'ruined my life' says young Nottingham woman who spent weeks in a coma

'It was a very traumatic experience'

Nottingham Post

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Revealed: Covid tests on arrival from China optional as government accused of ‘muddled thinking’

Exclusive: Passengers who volunteer and test positive at Heathrow won’t have to self-isolate

The Independent UK

Public urged to wear face masks and stay at home when ill as NHS battles deadly crisis

Today the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) issued fresh advice as hospitals battle soaring rates of Covid, flu and Strep A, amid warnings hundreds are dying unnecessarily every day due to overcrowding and lack of resources

Daily Mirror

Back-to-school health advice issued amid rising Strep A and flu cases

The advice includes simple steps that can minimise the spread of illness in education and childcare settings as well as the wider community.

The Independent UK

Health advice issued for children’s return to school amid high levels of covid, scarlet fever and flu

Parents are being advised to take “simple” steps to keep their children safe as they return to school with flu, coronavirus and scarlet fever circulating.

Evening Standard

Parents warned not to send kids back to school this week if they're unwell

Flu, Covid and scarlet fever have been rampant over the Christmas break

Wales Online

Health chiefs warn Brits to stay off school or work if feeling ill as winter bugs surge

Health bosses have warned people to stay at home if they're unwell as the number of hospital admissions for flu have soared in the past week alone, rising by 79%

Daily Mirror

'Highly infectious' Covid strain now responsible for 1 in 25 cases across the UK

The XBB 1.5 variant is a type of Omicron and is said to be more infectious as it spreads quickly and appears to evade people's vaccine protection

Daily Mirror

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Liverpool Echo

Map shows areas of Merseyside where potentially lethal gas can be found

It is linked to more than 1,100 lung cancer deaths in the UK each year, according to the UK Health Security Agency

The Independent UK

Strep A: At least 30 children in UK killed by bacterial infection since September

There has been 122 deaths across all age groups in the last four months in England

Manchester Evening News

Another four children die of Strep A as UK's death toll for under 18s reaches 25

The latest figures show that at least 25 children in England have now died from invasive Strep A

The Independent UK

At least 30 children dead in the UK from invasive Strep A disease

The UK Health Security Agency said infections remain rare and the majority of cases continue to be in the over-45s.

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Wales Online

Four more Strep A deaths as UK toll for under 18s hits 25

New figures from the UK Health Security Agency show 122 deaths across all age groups so far this season

Edinburgh Live

Two children in Scotland die after contracting Strep A infection

While most Strep A cases are fairly mild and easily treated, some can develop into a more serious condition called invasive group A strep.

The Independent UK

UK to stop publishing Covid modelling data in new year

Figures were first published by the UKHSA in May 2020

The Independent UK

Mapped: Covid cases in your area as hospitalisations rise by third before Christmas

Infection rates are highest in London, Scotland and the South West, according to the ONS

Manchester Evening News

Mapped: Invasive Group A strep cases across Greater Manchester and the UK

What the latest data from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) means for our region

Bristol Post

Strep A map of suspected cases as Bristol GPs record four 'invasive' infections

Rates of Strep A and scarlet fever remain higher than a typical year

Daily Mirror

Strep A infections MAPPED as deaths rise to 94 and watchdog issues warning to parents

The UK Health Security Agency has confirmed there have been 94 deaths from Invasive Group A Streptococcus infections across England between September 12 and December 18

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