Return of masks and three-week isolation for infected schoolkids as whooping cough outbreak sweeps UK

GP SURGERIES are asking patients to wear masks while infected schoolkids will need to isolate for three weeks, as the UK faces its worst whooping cough outbreak in 40 years.

Cases of the super-infectious ‘100-day cough’ surged in the first three months of this year, reaching 2,793 confirmed infections.

GettyChildren with whooping cough who don’t get antibiotics early enough will need to isolate from school for three weeks[/caption] Whooping cough can start off with cold-like...