The incidence of influenza and SARS in Russia increased by 7% over the week
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The number of people infected with influenza and SARS in Russia over the past week increased by 7% and reached 918 thousand, informed Rospotrebnadzor. Influenza viruses remain predominant, accounting for almost 67% of cases. There has also been an increase in the number of cases of influenza B, in which patients are more likely to get pneumonia. The number of coronavirus cases increased by 20% over the week, to 45.5 thousand. Sub-variants of the omicron strain remain predominant.
In December 2022, restrictive measures began to be returned in some regions of Russia due to an increase in the incidence of influenza, as well as coronavirus. Against this backdrop, the government allowed modify COVID-19 vaccines for new strains. Last week in Moscow was fixed an increase in the incidence of influenza and SARS among children aged 3-6 years, as well as 7-14 years.
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