The NHS is facing an “unprecedented wave” of flu cases with an average of 2,660 patients a day in hospital with flu in England last week – a huge increase of 55% compared to the week before. While ...

Kemi Badenoch has rejected calls for masks to be worn in public again, as NHS bosses talk of a coming “tidal wave” of flu infections. I am “still slightly traumatised by all the mask-wearing that we ...

Face masks can help to reduce transmission of respiratory viruses such as influenza, according to experts and medical evidence, but their effectiveness depends on the type of mask used. Social media ...