This is a major international story. On Tuesday, May 16, 2023, the WHO issued an alert that there had been 15 newborns in the UK, 10 in Wales and 5 in England who were struck down with severe myocarditis (inflammation of the heart) from June 2022 to March 2023. (click here) The cases occurred from June 2022 with a peak in November 2022 involving babies under 28 days old. Out of the affected babies, one has died. Eight were treated in intensive care, where they were intubated, put on a ventilator and received circulatory support. "Health chiefs were spooked by the 'unusual' spike in cases over such a short space of time, prompting a thorough investigation."