In Israel, a woman has caught the flu and Covid-19 at the same time! A mix of viruses called Flurona. Should we be scared of it? Here is more on the matter.
With the colder weather, winter illnesses are back in France. Tonsilitis, flu, cold and gastroenteritis are breaking out again. But how to differentiate these viruses from Covid-19? Keep reading to find out more.
Would Covid seasonality have us get yearly booster shot, like we do against the flu? A question INSERM scientist and infectious disease specialist Odile Launay tried to answer to this Monday March 1 on LCI.
The situation is getting worse in South-Western France. In one week the number of avian flu clusters had doubled up. From now on, the National Food Administration reports 124 of them in the country, including 119 in Landes. As for professionals of the sector, they find the situation "out of control".
According to a study published by the INSERM – French National Institute for Health and Medical Research – Covid has been three times deadlier than the seasonal flu. Data found after observing admissions of 130,000 patients in hospitals this spring 2020 in comparison with the 2018/2019 flu season.
