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Why are flu cases rising? Can face masks stop the virus? | Sky News Q&A

The NHS has released its latest performance figures - warning of a "worst-case scenario" this month. It comes as a dangerous strain of flu is driving infections across the country. Flu hospitalisations have surged more than half in just one week, new figures reveal. An average of 2,660 patients were in hospital per day with flu last week. This is the highest ever for this time of year and up 55% on last week. At 11.30am, we're holding a Q&A about the NHS, the latest flu strain and more. Our science correspondent Thomas Moore will be joining presenter Gareth Barlow and Dr Raj Arora to answer your questions about the flu season. Submit your questions here: https://news.sky.com/story/nhs-and-fl... SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos:    / skynews   Follow us on Twitter:   / skynews   Like us on Facebook:   / skynews   Follow us on Instagram:   / skynews   Follow us on TikTok:   / skynews   For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-n... Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/de... Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https://podfollow.com/skynewsdaily/ To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https://news.sky.com/info/library-sales