COVID-19, Long COVID and Other Health and Virus UK and World News Update 14th November 2025
Latest UK Health Security Agency (HSA) messaging is that "influenza activity showed mixed trends and is circulating at low levels – this is an unusually early start of the influenza season". They add that circulation remains high in children and young adults.
COVID-19 activity decreased, still baseline levels. RSV activity increased, still baseline levels.
"Emergency department attendances for influenza-like-illness remained stable", but "influenza-confirmed acute respiratory infection incidents increased". Of influenza viruses subtyped, the majority were A(H3N2).
There is a lot on flu today, so hopefully it all makes sense... Sir Jim Mackey, current head of NHS England, has warned that this winter will be “one of the toughest ever faced”. He told BBC Health Correspondent Hugh Pym that “from December through to March our hospitals will be at capacity”. Well that's not very positive is it? Here's why he said it...
