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- Health officials in the United Kingdom, led by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), advise wearing masks when ill in public amid a flu surge.
- UKHSA reports flu-related hospitalizations are ten times higher than two years ago.
- Dr. Jamie Lopez Bernal of UKHSA says more virus circulation is expected as Christmas approaches, urging hand washing, ventilation, and mask use when unwell, while NHS trusts decide mask rules locally since 2022.
