As the country grapples with a surge in flu cases, questions are being raised about whether the reintroduction of face masks ...

A university professor and two students recreated a virus identical to the one that caused the devastating 1918 Spanish Flu ...

Spanish hospitals are having a hard time dealing with the increased number of people with flu, overwhelming the emergency ... have made the use of masks mandatory in hospitals and nursing homes ...

As the UK battles a surge in flu cases, questions are being asked about whether bringing back face masks could help control the spread ... In the final week of December alone, England had 4,689 ...

In 1918, the world experienced its last major pandemic: the outbreak of the “Spanish flu.” It was the deadliest pandemic in human history in terms of the per-capita mortality rate. As many ...

A number of NHS trusts across England have declared critical incidents as flu cases spike. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital declared a critical incident due to "exceptionally high" demand ...

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust has reduced visiting in hospitals due to the rising numbers of flu, Covid and other winter illnesses. As the number of flu patients in England ...

Multiple NHS hospitals have reintroduced a requirement to wear face masks in clinical areas as ... The number of people being admitted with flu in England has quadrupled in the past month, the ...

To address this, all staff, patients and visitors will be asked to wear fluid-repellent surgical face masks in inpatient ... of people in hospital with flu in England is rising at a “very ...

A number of hospitals across different regions in England have restricted visits and asked patients and visitors to wear face masks to prevent further spread of flu. In Scotland, there has also ...