The Latest Breaking News from UKHSA

Met Office issues snow and ice weather warning for large areas of Scotland

Much of northern and eastern Scotland has been issued with a yellow weather warning for snow and ice on Monday, March 6 and Tuesday, March 7

The National (Scotland) · Mar 3, 2023

Met Office snow update for Nottingham as -5C chill and 22 hour window for showers forecast

The Met Office and UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has issued a cold weather alert

Nottingham Post · Mar 3, 2023

Cold weather alert issued ahead of freezing temperatures next week

Cold air will spread across the UK from Monday, bringing snow and a risk of ice, the UK Health Security Agency said

Evening Standard · Mar 3, 2023

Norovirus levels reach ‘highest in more than a decade’ for this time of year

Cases of the highly infectious stomach bug have been surging in recent weeks, with hundreds of hospital beds filled by people with symptoms.

The Independent UK · Mar 2, 2023

Norovirus cases in UK ‘at highest seasonal level in a decade’

UK Health Security Agency warn of increasing number of infections among over-65s and in care homes

Evening Standard · Mar 2, 2023

Bird flu: Lateral flow tests could return to UK in outbreaks fear

An 11-year-old girl from Cambodia died last week after contracting avian flu strain H5N1

The Independent UK · Feb 27, 2023

Lateral flow tests being prepared for UK outbreaks of avian flu

After a girl in Cambodia died from H5N1, the UK Health Security Agency is on alert but says human-to-human transmission is rare

The Guardian - UK · Feb 26, 2023

Norovirus cases rise 34% in a fortnight – six signs you've been infected

Cases of the winter vomiting bug have shot up by more than a third in just two weeks, according to the UKHSA

Nottingham Post · Feb 24, 2023

Covid-19 infections in UK rise for third week in a row

An estimated 1.4 million people in private households in the UK were likely to have Covid-19 in the week to February 14, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS)

Wales Online · Feb 24, 2023

Norovirus warning as cases rise by 34% in two weeks – the 6 signs you’re infected

Cases of the winter vomiting bug have risen by more than a third in only two weeks, according to the UKHSA, with old people especially at risk amid the current outbreak

Daily Mirror · Feb 24, 2023