Reference News Network, December 13 report, according to the Singapore's Today website, December 13 report, British health officials warned that the UK is facing an unprecedented super flu epidemic. UK Prime Minister Starmer condemned on December 12 that British doctors still plan to launch a five-day strike action next week as reckless behavior.
Starmer wrote in The Guardian: "The super flu sweeping across the country means it is the most dangerous time for the UK's National Health Service (NHS) since the pandemic."
He said that the resident doctors choosing to strike around Christmas Eve is inappropriate and reckless, which would put the NHS and patients in need of medical care at serious risk.
Data released by the NHS on November 11 showed that flu cases reached a record high for this time of year, with an average of 2,660 patients hospitalized per day last week, and the number of cases increased by 55% within a week.
UK Health Secretary Wes Streeting told the UK Times that the number of cases could double again before reaching the peak. He described the current situation in hospitals as "completely unacceptable."
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