NHS Providers chief urges better infection control, while No 10 stresses choice and Kemi Badenoch warns against mask mandate

People experiencing flu or cold symptoms should wear a mask in public places as the UK grapples with a “tidal wave” of illness, an NHS leader has said.

Daniel Elkeles, chief executive of NHS Providers, which represents NHS trusts, said the country is seeing a “very nasty strain of flu” that has occurred earlier in the year than normal, and face coverings should be worn on public transport, as during the Covid pandemic.

NHS Providers chief urges better infection control, while No 10 stresses choice and Kemi Badenoch warns against mask mandate

People experiencing flu or cold symptoms should wear a mask in public places as the UK grapples with a “tidal wave” of illness, an NHS leader has said.

Daniel Elkeles, chief executive of NHS Providers, which represents NHS trusts, said the country is seeing a “very nasty strain of flu” that has occurred earlier in the year than normal, and face coverings should be worn on public transport, as during the Covid pandemic.

NHS Providers chief urges better infection control, while No 10 stresses choice and Kemi Badenoch warns against mask mandate

People experiencing flu or cold symptoms should wear a mask in public places as the UK grapples with a “tidal wave” of illness, an NHS leader has said.

Daniel Elkeles, chief executive of NHS Providers, which represents NHS trusts, said the country is seeing a “very nasty strain of flu” that has occurred earlier in the year than normal, and face coverings should be worn on public transport, as during the Covid pandemic.