Children with sore throats shouldn’t attend school because they may have Strep A, official guidance suggested today.
Department for Education bosses also list headaches, which can be a sign of dozens of ailments, as a symptom of the usually-harmless bug.
Its advice comes as panic grows over Britain’s ongoing outbreak, with nine children dead due to Strep A already this winter.
Experts today urged parents to use their ‘common sense’ on whether their child is unwell, instead looking out for