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In the pantheon of tiresome debates, mask-wearing has to be up there with pineapple on pizza. But the old argument is back. As such, the advice of yesteryear is coming back. Daniel Elkeles, chief ...

16:43, Thu, Dec 11, 2025 Updated: 16:44, Thu, Dec 11, 2025 The NHS has declared it is facing a “worst case scenario” this December after hospitalisations for flu surged by more than half in just one ...

Watch the moment a pair of GB News guests locked were engulfed in a fiery row over whether or not the UK should wear masks to stop the spread of flu. The move back to masks was suggested as Britain ...

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North Wales' health board is asking people to wear masks in "all clinical areas" of its hospitals as the NHS battles a surge in "super flu" cases across the UK. Last week Betsi Cadwaladr University ...

People across the UK are being advised to take precautions as a nasty strain of flu sweeps the UK. Daniel Elkeles, chief executive of NHS Providers which represents NHS trusts, said the country is ...

A new strain of flu is sweeping across the UK, causing a “tidal wave” of illness, an NHS leader has warned. Hospital admissions for flu are already 55% higher than the same week last year, with ...

A 'superflu' is fuelling an exceptionally early and severe flu season throughout the UK, with NHS bosses urging the public to 'wear a mask' when experiencing symptoms. While not not an official ...