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The second week of February marks a decline in flu infections. Public health experts say that we have now passed the peak of the circulation of the AH1N1 and AH3N2 variants. Currently, over 15,000 infected people are reported per week. A lower figure compared to the end of January, which marked the peak of the spread of flu and other viruses.
"From 18,500 at the peak of circulation, it has gone down to 15,900 cases. So there is a significant decrease, but we emphasize that there is no room for relaxation, because as long as the flu is circulating, people who are part of the risk groups of the population are still at risk and must respect these three famous measures, now known to everyone, which are physical distancing, wearing a mask in environments where gatherings cannot be avoided, and frequent hand hygiene ," says Artan Simaku, a specialist at the Institute of Public Health, to 'A2CNN'.
However, IHP specialists emphasize that influenza and its aggressive variants continue to circulate. Children and people over 55 years of age are the most affected age groups even in this period. There has been no shortage of complications and emergencies to the infectious disease and pediatric services at the QSUT.
" We are experiencing two peaks, one in the pediatric age group 0-14 years and another peak in the age group over 55 years. In terms of the number of hospitalizations across the country, a downward trend has also begun, but we can say that it is a stable situation in terms of severe forms that are hospitalized ," says Simaku.
In addition to seasonal flu and its aggressive variants, COVID and other viruses continue to circulate. In children up to two years old, there is no shortage of cases and complications from respiratory syncytial virus, as well as measles due to refusal or postponement of vaccination.
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