'Flunami' warning as public health experts urge Brits to self isolate this Christmas Health experts have issued a "flunami" warning as Brits buckle down for Christmas Day, with the general public told to resurrect Covid-era rules to protect one another from a predicted surge of lurgies and major infections.
Paul Hunter, a professor of medicine at the University of East Anglia and expert in infectious diseases, told the publication flu-ridden Brits should consider staying away from others "for the first three days" and possibly the first whole week of the holiday period.
The UK Health and Security Agency (UKHSA) has noted a roughly 350 percent increase in flu cases since December 5 alone, with an in-kind rise of vomiting bug norovirus of around 86 percent.
Public health specialists speaking to the Daily Mail have said people experiencing even mild cold symptoms should consider self-isolating.
But experts have urged Brits to take on some of the lessons they've learned from the pandemic over the next week or so to keep their potentially vulnerable relatives safe while they celebrate.
