England faces an unprecedented wave of influenza.

The UK Health and Safety Agency released a statement on the 4th saying that the number of flu cases and hospitalizations in England has recently surged, and the peak has not yet arrived. Experts say that England is facing an "unprecedented" flu wave. The UK Health and Safety Agency stated in the announcement that in the week ending on November 30, the flu laboratory test positivity rate increased from 11.6% in the previous week to 17.1%, with approximately a 63% increase in flu hospitalizations. Most cases are infections of the influenza virus type H3N2. Data from the UK's National Health Service shows that last week, there were an average of 1717 flu hospitalizations per day in England, reaching a record high. The UK Health and Safety Agency urges people to get vaccinated against the flu as soon as possible. Julian Redhead, National Director for Emergency and Emergency Medical Care at the NHS, said that the healthcare sector is facing an "unprecedented flu wave" this winter, but due to the simultaneous increase in flu cases and strikes, healthcare workers in the coming weeks may be close to their limits.