Hospital trust makes face mask plea amid flu spike
A hospital trust has "strongly urged" patients and visitors to wear face masks in its clinical areas amid a rise in flu and other winter viruses. While people were not required to wear them in non-clinical areas, those preferring to do so would be encouraged, said Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
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NHS hospitals reintroduce face mask requirement as soaring flu cases see critical incidents declared
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Hospitals reintroduce masks amid rise in flu cases
Hospital bosses have urged patients, staff and visitors to wear surgical face masks to combat a surge in flu cases. A spokesperson for Southmead Hospital in north Bristol said they have seen a "sharp rise" in flu and respiratory illness – particularly since the start of the year.
Leighton Hospital 'strongly urges' use of face masks amid rise in flu and Covid cases
Leighton Hospital has "strongly urged" patients and visitors to wear face masks in clinical areas amid a rise in cases of seasonal viruses - including flu, norovirus, RSV and Covid. The reintroduction of face masks in these areas comes into force today (January 9).
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B.C. orders masks back on in health-care settings
Medical masks are again required in British Columbia health-care facilities as provincial authorities say cases of respiratory illness are rising.
Sacking hospital porter who refused to wear Covid face mask was fair, tribunal rules
The dismissal of a hospital porter who refused to wear a face mask during the Covid pandemic was fair, a tribunal has ruled.