COVID-19, Flu, Measles, and other virus UK Health and World News Update 31st October 2025
Happy Halloween!
"If you mean was Covid a disaster? Yes.
Was the loss of education a disaster? Yes.
Was the loss of exams a disaster? Yes.
Was the disappointment, anger, frustration of a large number of kids - the additional frustration - a disaster? Yes it was.
"But it has to be seen in the context of us trying to deal with a much, much bigger disaster"
Boris Johnson, ex- UK PM at the UK COVID Inquiry, with possibly the clearest thing he's ever said.
The UK's early Autumn COVID wave has ended. Hurrah! Activity has "decreased and is now circulating at baseline levels" according to the UK HSA. Good job really, as flu is hitting pretty hard, and RSV (respiratory syncytial virus, which causes coughs and sometimes pneumonia and bronchiolitis) is showing 'mixed activity'.
