Hospital admissions linked to COVID on the rise as NHS heads into 'difficult' winter months
Good Morning Britain
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A more transmissible strain of COVID, known as Stratus or XFG, is spreading in the UK, with hospital admissions linked to the virus jumping by almost 50% in just one week.
The variant is gaining ground as the NHS heads into the difficult winter months.
So, how concerned should we be?
Broadcast on 05/10/2026
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Work places and education institutions should be advised not to punish people for absences. Attendance does affect your grade at UNI.
It’s either a blocked nose sore throat or chest infection
I have a sore throat and blocked nose been in bed for three days
I work at a schools and it’s been a high absence due to the normal cold and flu this time of year
Since it’s autumn and people get colds
Hospital admissions linked to COVID on the rise as NHS heads into 'difficult' winter months
Good Morning Britain
6,672 views
A more transmissible strain of COVID, known as Stratus or XFG, is spreading in the UK, with hospital admissions linked to the virus jumping by almost 50% in just one week.
The variant is gaining ground as the NHS heads into the difficult winter months.
So, how concerned should we be?
Broadcast on 05/10/2026
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