Pressure Mounts on NHS as Flu Wave Hits England
Record flu cases causes health challenge on a scale not seen since the pandemic Source link
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‘Super Flu’ Wave Hits England With No Peak Yet
Record flu cases causes health challenge on a scale not seen since the pandemic Source link
Super flu’ wave hits hospitals in England with no peak yet
Nick TriggleHealth correspondent Getty Images The number of patients in hospital in England with influenza has risen by more than 50% in the past week, with NHS bosses warning there is no sign of “super flu” peaking yet. In the week up to Sunday there were 2,660 flu cases a day on average in hospital … Read more
Flu wave hits England’s busiest A&E – hundreds of patients are arriving a day
Chloe Hayward,BBC Newsand Hugh Pym,Health editor BBC Paige, who has type 1 diabetes, came into hospital with flu and dangerously high sugar levels At England’s busiest emergency unit, all the beds are full by midday. As one patient leaves his room at Leicester Royal Infirmary’s acute unit, cleaning staff are waiting outside. He is barely … Read more
Masks to be worn as flu hits Berkshire and Surrey hospitals
Staff, patients and visitors are being asked to wear face masks at three hospital sites as flu cases rise. The measure has been brought in at Wexham Park Hospital in Slough, Heatherwood Hospital in Ascot, Berkshire and Frimley Park Hospital near Camberley, Surrey. Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, which runs the sites, said the number … Read more
Flu season hits five weeks early – am I eligible for vaccine?
The UK’s winter flu season has begun five weeks earlier than usual, health officials are warning. The UK Health Security Agency said cases were rising quickly among children and young people – and warned the virus would soon start to spread across older age groups. The organisation urged people eligible for the flu vaccine to … Read more
Cloudburst hits Naugaon area in Uttarkashi; no loss of life so far
Uttarkashi: Restoration work underway in Uttarkashi after recent flash floods. File | Photo Credit: PTI A cloudburst struck Yamuna Valley in Uttarakhand‘s Uttarkashi district on Saturday (September 6, 2025), causing heavy damage in Naugaon area, where debris buried a residential house and muddy waters of a stream entered more than half a dozen homes. The … Read more
Magnitude 6.5 earthquake hits Nicobar Islands, no tsunami alert
Photo: earthquake.usgs.gov A magnitude 6.5 earthquake rocked India’s Nicobar Islands region early Tuesday (July 29, 2025) but did not trigger a tsunami alert, the United States Geological Survey and Tsunami Warning System said. The quake struck at a depth of 10 kilometres (six miles) at 12 minutes past midnight local time (18:42 GMT Monday), 259 … Read more
Private bus strike hits commuters hard in Kannur
The strike called by private bus operators in Kannur on Tuesday (July 8) left hundreds of commuters stranded. Nearly 800 private buses stayed off the road as part of the protest, impacting travel across both urban and hilly regions. The strike caused widespread disruption. Commuters from interior regions like Alakode, Sreekandapuram, and Payyavoor bore the … Read more