The boss of NHS Providers, Daniel Elkeles, says people should wear a face mask if they start getting the ‘sniffles’ or other fly symptoms - as the Government backs the move

Anyone with cold or flu symptoms should wear a mask in public places, a top health leader has warned.

Daniel Elkeles, chief executive of NHS Providers, says the current warm and wet weather is the perfect conditions for flu-like illnesses to spread as people gather indoors.

Mr Elkeles said: "When you were talking about anything like Covid, I think we need to get back into the habit that if you are coughing and sneezing, but you're not unwell enough to not go to work, then you must wear a mask when you're in public spaces, including on public transport to stop the chances of you giving your virus to somebody else.

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