{"id":39149,"date":"2023-10-13T16:10:08","date_gmt":"2023-10-13T16:10:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/miamiheatnation.com\/?p=39149"},"modified":"2023-10-13T16:10:08","modified_gmt":"2023-10-13T16:10:08","slug":"bedbug-bugdemic-fears-grip-uk-as-brits-consider-hazmat-suits-for-commuting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/miamiheatnation.com\/world-news\/bedbug-bugdemic-fears-grip-uk-as-brits-consider-hazmat-suits-for-commuting\/","title":{"rendered":"Bedbug ‘bugdemic’ fears grip UK as Brits consider ‘hazmat suits for commuting’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Terrified Brits are considering donning "hazmat suits for commuting" to avoid bringing home bedbugs.<\/p>\n

The pests have already taken over Paris with beds, buses and the Metro system all crawling with them. There have already been sightings of the insects in the UK and with the French capital less than two hours away from London on the Eurostar, many are worried it's only a matter of time before we suffer our own full-blown invasion.<\/p>\n

London Mayor Sadiq Khan said the issue is already a "real source of concern" while Luton Council in Bedfordshire said they had received an "alarming number of calls" relating to the insects.<\/p>\n

READ MORE: Sneaky bed bugs lurking in wardrobes during the day before launching night-time attacks<\/b><\/p>\n

For more news and updates from the Daily Star, click here.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

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Meanwhile commuters in Britain's major cities are concerned about coming into contact with insects on their commute or while out socialising. Londoner Arabella James, 29, told the Evening Standard: "The worst part is there\u2019s only so much we can do. What if someone sits at my desk who has a bedbug on them and then it gets onto me? <\/p>\n

"At this rate I might have to get a hazmat suit for commuting."<\/p>\n

Other Brits have taken to social media to share videos of the creatures, which they claim were taken on British soil. "Bedbugs on the Victoria line, it\u2019s so over," one X (formerly Twitter) user posted, while others reported seeing the critters on Manchester buses.<\/p>\n

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