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<p>Health Secretary Sajid Javid is set to announce a big change to coronavirus regulations. Today, January 13, following recent changes to the positive lateral flow process, Javid will update ministers regarding the latest pandemic rules. The announcement will take place at the House of Commons and is set to address what other changes could be <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/sajid-javid-to-give-major-covid-update-in-parliament-today/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Debate about face masks has raged for much of the pandemic, with conflicting advice circulating on what types of mask to wear and how effective they are at stopping the spread. Studies have found that wearing N95, KN95 or KF94 masks (the thicker, origami-style ones) offers more protection, with a spring 2021 study revealing that <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/scientists-reveal-how-long-you-should-wear-the-same-face-mask/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>The UK Health Security Agency has revealed new guidance in relation to PCR testing following a lateral flow result. Following rising cases brought on by Omicron, changes to testing for coronavirus and alterations to the self-isolation period have continued to be made by the government in a bid to battle the surge, but also stem <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/omicron-new-pcr-testing-rules-come-into-force-today/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>A rare case of avian flu transmitted from bird-to-human has been discovered in England. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has revealed that a case of the bird flu, known as the Avian Influenza, has been detected in the South West of England. It has only previously occurred in humans a few times in the <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/very-rare-human-case-of-bird-flu-detected-in-the-uk/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>The United States’ first known case of ‘flurona’ has been confirmed at a COVID-19 testing site in Los Angeles County. Officials at the testing site in Brentwood, California, confirmed the case after a child tested positive for both Influenza A (flu) and SARS-CoV-2 (coronavirus) following a trip to Cabo San Lucas. Despite both being contagious <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/first-case-of-flurona-confirmed-in-the-us/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Ministers have told schools in England that pupils should return to wearing masks when in class, with fears that the new term will bring another spike in Omicron cases when it begins this week. Secondary school children in England will be expected to return to mask-wearing during lessons, with the Department for Education saying the advice <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/omicron-pupils-told-to-wear-face-masks-at-school-over-variant-spread-fears/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>