Children told to stay home from school if sick amid flu, Covid and scarlet fever
The advice to parents at the end of the Christmas break comes amid high levels of flu and Covid cases. Source link
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Scarlet fever: Mother’s terror after late-night antibiotic search
Beth Foreman says she left hospital just before midnight on a hunt to find “non-existent” drugs for her ill baby. Source link
Scarlet fever: 866 cases in Wales in one week
“Over the last fortnight, Public Health Wales and other health authorities have been urging GPs to report cases of scarlet fever to us. Although cases are high at the moment, the reported rapid increase is likely to be in large part because of increased notifications by GPs, coupled with generally raised awareness. Source link
NHS Borders monitors high levels of scarlet fever
NHS Borders says the number of cases across the region is currently “unseasonably high”. Source link