Simple Steps to Reduce the Spread of Stomach Bugs and Winter Illnesses
Date: 7 Nov 2024
As children across the country return to their classrooms after the half term break, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is providing stomach bugs and winter illnesses guidance to ensure they stay healthy this term.
Cases of flu and norovirus are increasing as we head into the winter months, with norovirus activity in the past two weeks more than double the five-season average for the same two-week period and flu steadily increasing over the past few weeks.
The UKHSA has advice on:
- Teaching good hygiene habits
- Knowing when to keep your child at home and when to send them to school
- Stopping the spread of stomach bugs
- Getting vaccinated
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is reminding parents of the simple steps they can take to reduce the spread of stomach bugs and winter illnesses.
UKHSA issues health advice following the half-term break - GOV.UK
See below links to UKHSA press release on back to school hygiene:
The release can be seen online here
There’s also a blog with the advice that settings may want to send to their parents/carers which can be seen here
