Five babies have died this year from whooping cough.
Some GP surgeries are now asking people to wear face masks again Patients have been asked by some GP surgeries to wear face masks after a rise in whooping cough cases. The Covid-style measures have returned after the death of five babies from whooping cough this year, the UK Health Security Agency confirmed. This is the highest number of deaths recorded from whooping cough in more than a decade. Around 3,000 cases have been confirmed so far and officials are worried about the spread.
Weardale Practice in Stanhope, Bishop Auckland, is also asking people to abide by the policy What is whooping cough? Whooping cough, officially known as pertussis, is a bacterial infection of the lungs and breathing tubes. The infection can lead to a prolonged cough – hence why it’s often called the ‘100-day cough’. In children, the illness causes them to make the characteristic ‘whoop’ sound – caused by a gasp for breath – that makes it easily identifiable.
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