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Mask up! Hywel Dda clamps down as flu cases surge
From today (Thursday 11 December), Hywel Dda University Health Board says everyone entering clinical or patient‑facing areas must wear a mask — whether you’re a nurse, porter, visitor or attending an appointment.
The move comes as cases of flu and respiratory viruses continue to climb, echoing warnings we reported earlier about the sharp rise in flu admissions across the region.
“We need to act now”
Sharon Daniel, Director of Nursing, Quality and Patient Experience, said:
“We are seeing a growing number of people with flu and other respiratory viruses needing our care and need to take this proactive step to limit the spread.”
She urged visitors to stay away if they’re unwell, and to wait at least 48 hours after symptoms of flu, colds, sickness or diarrhoea have cleared before coming to hospital.
What the new rules mean for patients and visitors
For anyone heading into hospital or community sites across west Wales, the change will be immediately noticeable. Masks are now compulsory in all clinical areas — whether you’re a nurse on shift, a porter passing through, or a visitor attending an appointment. Supplies will be available at entrances and inside wards, so people won’t be turned away for not bringing their own.
At this stage, visiting remains permitted, but health chiefs have warned that restrictions could be introduced at short notice if flu and virus levels continue to rise. The message is clear: the situation is being monitored closely, and further measures are not off the table.
Wider public health message
Behind the mask mandate lies a broader appeal to communities. Officials are urging people to think twice before visiting if they’re feeling unwell, and to give themselves at least 48 hours symptom‑free before stepping onto hospital grounds. The aim is to protect vulnerable patients and keep staff healthy enough to deliver care.
There’s also a renewed push on the basics — regular hand‑washing with soap and warm water, and taking up the offer of flu, RSV and COVID‑19 vaccinations where eligible. Health leaders say these simple steps can make a big difference in easing pressure on services during the busiest time of year.
Sharon added:
“A simple way to keep ourselves and our loved ones safe and well this winter is to have a flu vaccination. Thank you to our communities, our patients, and our staff for all your support in looking after one another.”
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Celiac Plexus Blocks Improve Long Covid–Associated Gastrointestinal Symptoms
https://solvecfs.org/celiac-plexus-blocks-improve-long-covid-associated-gastrointestinal-symptoms/
In a new study, Solve Ramsay Grant Program awardee Dr. Deborah Duricka details how a procedure called the celiac plexus block can reduce Long Covid–associated gastrointestinal symptoms, indicating key questions for future clinical trials.
1 Dead, Over 30 Infected In Two Days After Suspected Diarrhoea Outbreak In Odisha’s Bolangir
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New medRχiv #preprint led by Hira Fatima of @GlobEcoFlinders
Impact of #climatechange on #diarrhoea risk in low- and middle-income countries
https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.12.24.24319610v1
Diarrhoea remains a leading cause of mortality among children under five years of age, with over 99% of deaths occurring in low- and middle-income countries. Poor water quality, inadequate sanitation, poverty, undernutrition, and limited healthcare access contribute to this lingering problem, along with emerging environmental stressors driven by climate change. We analysed long-term spatial relationships between environmental, socioeconomic, and maternal/child factors using Demographic and Health Surveys and WorldClim data across eight South and Southeast Asian countries (n = 66,545 clusters; 3,143,811 child-level observations). We employed boosted regression trees to assess variable importance across five thematic phases: socio-economic, maternal, child, climate, and combined. We selected variables based on biological plausibility, collinearity checks, and completeness. We addressed uncertainty through multiple imputation and stochastic resampling, and we evaluated model performance using cross-validation. The main predictors of diarrhoea incidence included annual temperature variability, precipitation in the wettest month, maternal education, and household size. Higher annual temperature range (30-40 C) was associated with a ~ 39% increase in diarrhoea probability, while lower precipitation in the wettest month (< 600 mm) increased risk by ~ 29%, highlighting the role of drier conditions. We found that maternal education < 8 years increased diarrhoea probability by ~ 18%, and household sizes exceeding six members increased it by ~ 9%. Our findings emphasise the need for climate-resilient public-health policies that integrate social and environmental determinants of diarrhoea. Targeted interventions including improved maternal education, water and sanitation infrastructure, and resource management in densely populated households are necessary to mitigate diarrhoea risk in vulnerable regions under changing climate conditions. ### Competing Interest Statement The authors have declared no competing interest. ### Funding Statement Funded jointly by The Kids Research Institute Australia. ### Author Declarations I confirm all relevant ethical guidelines have been followed, and any necessary IRB and/or ethics committee approvals have been obtained. Yes The details of the IRB/oversight body that provided approval or exemption for the research described are given below: We obtained ethics approval from the Flinders University Human Research Ethics Committee (HEG8026-2). I confirm that all necessary patient/participant consent has been obtained and the appropriate institutional forms have been archived, and that any patient/participant/sample identifiers included were not known to anyone (e.g., hospital staff, patients or participants themselves) outside the research group so cannot be used to identify individuals. Yes I understand that all clinical trials and any other prospective interventional studies must be registered with an ICMJE-approved registry, such as ClinicalTrials.gov. I confirm that any such study reported in the manuscript has been registered and the trial registration ID is provided (note: if posting a prospective study registered retrospectively, please provide a statement in the trial ID field explaining why the study was not registered in advance). Yes I have followed all appropriate research reporting guidelines, such as any relevant EQUATOR Network research reporting checklist(s) and other pertinent material, if applicable. Yes All relevant R code and data for the analyses and results available at doi:10.5281/zenodo.13864715. The Demographic Health Survey (DHS) data used in this study is available upon request from the DHS Program, subject to approval by the data custodians. Detailed information on how to request access can be found on their official website: https://dhsprogram.com/data/. The environmental data utilized in the analysis is freely accessible from WorldClim, a global climate database. It can be downloaded directly from their website: https://www.worldclim.org/data/index.html#google_vignette. <https://dhsprogram.com/data/> <https://www.worldclim.org/data/index.html#google_vignette>
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