Scotland faces a triple threat of Covid, flu and strep-A

As the number of people with flu in hospital is the highest its been in 7 years, medics say it is putting more pressure on the NHS

Laura Alderman

Medics say it is putting more pressure on an NHS already stretched to near-breaking point, in primary and emergency care.

It comes as new figures show 1 in 25 people currently have Covid in Scotland – the highest number since last summer.

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