Masks return to some parts of UK amid surge in Covid cases

Sly Saint · Jul 4, 2024

Masks have made a comeback at several UK hospitals this week as Covid cases continue to rise. The Royal Stoke University Hospital and County Hospital in Stafford have reinstated the requirement for patients, visitors and staff to don masks in clinical areas.

The BBC reported that Worcestershire's Acute Hospitals NHS Trust has also reintroduced the measure "to protect patients, their loved ones and hospital staff."

Currently, the trust is treating 65 Covid-19 patients, marking the highest number since December 2023. It appears that patients are contracting more severe illnesses as their hospital stays are lengthening.

In Staffordshire, 108 patients are battling the virus, with two wards at Royal Stoke Hospital filled to capacity with Covid patients.

The surge in cases is attributed to new variants named JN1, KP1, KP2 and KP3. Recent data from the UK Health Security Agency revealed that hospitalisations due to Covid have increased to 3.31 per 100,000 from 2.67 per 100,000 in the previous week, reports the Liverpool Echo.

Professor Danny Altmann of Imperial College London voiced his concern to The Guardian, stating: "There seems to be consensus that we are in a period of rising breakthrough infections and hospitalisations. This is certainly a subject of ongoing concern and need for vigilance."
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