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

London [UK], January 3: The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has issued back-to-school advice amid high levels of flu, Covid-19 and invasive Strep A disease (iGas). The advice includes simple steps that can minimize the spread of illness in education and childcare settings as well as the wider community. It comes as figures released last week show that at least 30 children have now died in the UK from conditions related to iGas, which can cause scarlet fever. Professor Susan Hopkins, chief medical adviser at the UKHSA, said that children should stay home from school if they are unwell and have a fever. "It's important to minimize the spread of infection in schools and other education and childcare settings as much as possible," she said. (dpa)
Source: Qatar Tribune