Original title: Multiple epidemics devastate the British medical system and meet the ‘worst winter’
On Jan. 2 local time, a senior British National Health Service (NHS) official said Britain’s healthcare system was on the verge of “collapse”. For British healthcare workers, this is the ‘worst case they have ever experienced’. “Hard Winter”. Currently, influenza virus, type A strep and the new variant of the Omicron coronavirus are at their peak of transmission in the UK and the rate of transmission could continue to accelerate in the coming weeks.
Susan Hopkins, chief medical adviser to the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), has suggested that when the elderly, children and other vulnerable groups are unwell, they should try to stay at home, wear masks when they go out and not go to the hospital for non-emergency situations Strengthen flu vaccination and take a variety of preventive measures to prevent further spread of the epidemic.
Scarlet fever, caused by group A strep, is not yet contained in the UK and has killed 122 people, including at least 30 children, in recent months. (Headquarters reporter Chen Lincong)
