Influenza is still the main respiratory infectious disease

Date: 09:32, February 2, 2024      Source: Beijing Daily

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Recently, influenza is still the main respiratory infectious disease in the city. As the Spring Festival holiday approaches, citizens visit relatives and friends and have dinner parties frequently, increasing the risk of transmission of respiratory infectious diseases. On February 1, the Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention reminded citizens to take personal health protection measures during Spring Festival travel.

According to the monitoring data, the positive rate of influenza virus among influenza like cases in sentinel hospitals in the city in the past week was 44.9%, 7 percentage points lower than 52.2% in the previous week, according to the municipal CDC. Influenza B virus is the main epidemic strain, and influenza is still at a high epidemic level, showing a continuous downward trend. At present, COVID-19 is still at a low epidemic level. The positive rate of COVID-19 in influenza like cases in sentinel hospitals in the past week was 6.4%, and the proportion of JN. 1 mutants gradually increased.

As the Spring Festival is approaching, the Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention reminds the citizens that when returning home and going out during the Spring Festival, travel should be planned in advance and off peak travel should be carried out, and travel tips from relevant professional departments should be paid attention to; Pay attention to the weather change, and increase or decrease clothing according to the temperature change; Avoid staying in crowded places for a long time. You should wear masks when going to medical institutions and pension institutions, take public transportation such as trains and planes, wear masks when entering crowded places, and wear masks when going out in case of respiratory symptoms. (Sun Leqi)

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