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flu down, covid-19 up

2024-09-03

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yangcheng evening news reporter zhang hua

school is back, and teachers and students are returning to school from all directions. crowds can easily lead to the spread of respiratory diseases. previously, the new coronavirus infection and influenza were not quiet. according to the news released by the chinese center for disease control and prevention, the new coronavirus infection showed an upward trend in july, and we must also prevent the arrival of the autumn and winter flu season. experts from the cdc recommend that the public maintain good personal hygiene habits such as frequent hand washing, and also call on everyone to get vaccinated in time.

all local covid-19 cases are omicron variants

the monitoring data of the national influenza center showed that in the 34th week (august 19-25, 2024), the positive rate of influenza virus detection in southern provinces decreased, and it was at a very low level in northern provinces. the a(h1n1)pdm09 subtype was the main one. no influenza-like case outbreak was reported nationwide.

monitoring found that the ili% (influenza-like cases as a percentage of total outpatient and emergency cases) reported by sentinel hospitals in southern provinces in the 34th week of 2024 was 3.2%, lower than the level of the previous week (3.5%), higher than the same period in 2021-2022 (2.6% and 3.0%), and lower than the same period in 2023 (4.0%).