Belgium’s National Institute of Public Health, Sciensano, announced on Wednesday that there was an epidemic of flu in the country. Policy.
According to the publication, coronavirus and other respiratory viruses circulate in the country in addition to influenza, causing similar symptoms.
According to Sciensano virologist Stephen Van Gucht, Belgian hospitals today have as many flu patients as there are coronavirus infections.
“The flu has returned to our country for a while, but now all the criteria have been met so that we can talk about a flu epidemic,” the institute said in a statement.
The expert predicts an increase in the number of cases, although the health system is already suffering from the number of patients.
January 3 Rospotrebnadzor knowledgeableHe reported that the incidence of influenza and SARS in Russia decreased by 29.3%.