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A chief medical adviser in United Kingdom has advised adults in the country to stay at home when feeling unwell or wear face mask when going outside in order to minimise the spread of disease.
Professor Susan Hopkins, chief medical adviser at the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), added that adults should not “visit vulnerable people unless urgent” when feeling unwell.
The advice comes as part of the UKHSA’s “simple steps” to help protect children and vulnerable individuals as pupils return to schools and universities after the Christmas break.
“It is important to minimise the spread of infection in schools and other education and childcare settings”, said Prof Hopkins adding that children with a fever or feeling unwell should also stay home from school or nursery in order to help stop illness spreading.
The advice comes as a senior NHS boss on Monday warned the health service is under “unbearable strain” as pressure is mounting on the government to take action.
Matthew Taylor, head of the NHS Confederation, told Sky News that most NHS leaders say “this is the toughest winter they’ve ever dealt with” – adding: “We cannot go on like this.”