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A seventh child has died from the winter bug Strep A – leading the Government to urge parents to be extra vigilant if their children fall ill.

A 12-year-old boy attending a school in London was the latest victim.

Cabinet minister Nadhim Zahawi yesterday said that though most cases of Strep A were mild, parents should be mindful of the symptoms. ‘It is really important to be vigilant because in the very rare circumstance that it becomes serious then it needs urgent treatment,’ the Tory party chairman told Sky News’ Sophy Ridge on Sunday.

‘It is highly infectious, which is why the important message to get across is parents should look out for the symptoms – so fever, headache, skin rash.’