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- Ebrington Primary School, Londonderry, reported 170 pupils absent due to illnesses, with principal Brian Guthrie likening the situation to the Covid pandemic.
- Flu cases in Northern Ireland rose 273 to 954 in two weeks, increasing absences hindering teachers delivering literacy and numeracy lessons.
- Wigton Moor Primary School in Leeds reported one in six children off sick, prompting reduced singing in assemblies to limit flu spread, said head teacher Elaine Bown.
