Influenza patients Be careful even if it is less than usual National Institute of Infectious Diseases October 23, 17:22
For influenza, which is feared to be a simultaneous epidemic with the new coronavirus, data on the infection status for the week up to the 18th of this month have been released.
Although the number of cases reported is lower than usual, the National Institute of Infectious Diseases calls for attention to future epidemics.
According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, the number of influenza patients reported by about 5,000 medical institutions nationwide during the week up to the 18th of this month increased by 3 from the previous week to a total of 20.
Influenza is said to enter the "national epidemic season" when the number of patients per week per medical institution exceeds one in the whole country, but at this point it is far below 0.004.
The number of reported cases increased from 12 prefectures in the previous week to 15 prefectures.
According to the National Institute of Infectious Diseases, etc., there are reports of hundreds to 1,000 people every year during this period, so the situation continues to be low, and various measures are being taken against the new coronavirus. It means that what was taken may have an effect.
However, the time when influenza enters the national epidemic is from November to December every year, and it varies greatly from year to year, so the National Institute of Infectious Diseases continues to call for attention to the epidemic situation.