People on public transport are wearing face coverings again, while hospitals are asking staff and patients to mask up. Not just a blast of nostalgia for 2020, it’s due to a strain of flu rampaging ...

HAMPTON ROADS, Va. (WAVY) — Hampton Roads hospitals and healthcare systems are requiring patients with flu-like symptoms to wear masks as flu activity continues to increase in the area. Virginia is ...

With a very high positive flu test rate and many patients in the hospital sick with flu, Roper St. Francis Healthcare is taking temporary steps to try to limit spread by requiring masks and limiting ...

Winter is here and so is peak flu season. Historically, flu season outbreaks are the worst between December and February, and this season is no exception to the pattern. The Centers for Disease ...

Patients, visitors, and staff at several Rhode Island and Massachusetts medical facilities are now required to wear masks at all times due to an uptick in respiratory virus cases in the area. Brown ...

closeup of a tablet computer with the text flu alert in its screen on the doctor’s office desk, next to a stethoscope/iStock *Researchers recently conducted a small experiment to better understand how ...

People visiting healthcare settings on the Isle of Man have been asked to wear a face mask to help stop the spread of respiratory viruses, Manx Care has said. The health body said those entering ...

PHOENIX (KVOA) - Banner Health is taking action to combat a surge in seasonal flu by implementing mandatory masking at all its facilities. According to a press release, this measure aims to protect ...

Flu is on the rise in New Jersey a few weeks earlier than last year, leading more patients to seek care at emergency rooms and prompting some hospitals to impose mandatory masking. The number of ...

Editor's Note: This story has been updated to reflect the correct spelling of LG Health and to add comments from other health systems active in Lancaster County. Starting today, masking is mandated ...