Flu hit hospitals in England even harder last week, as a ‘tidal wave’ of infections led to a 70% increase in hospital cases across just 7 days. The NHS is encouraging eligible people to get vaccinated without delay if they haven’t done so already to avoid “festive flu” with an average of 1,

The NHS in England is warning of a “tidal wave of flu hitting hospitals” after witnessing a 70 per cent increase in patients being hospitalised with the illness over the past week. Health leaders have previously warned that the strained service is grappling with a “quad-demic” of flu,