At a hospital in Hachioji, Tokyo, five patients with influenza have been confirmed in the week with the most cases this month.
Until last season, it was almost unheard of for the second year in a row. I am strengthening.
At Minamitama Hospital in Hachioji, Tokyo, more than 20 people visit the fever outpatient clinic, especially those at risk of severe illness.
This hospital uses an antigen test kit that can simultaneously check for the presence or absence of infection with the new corona and influenza, and according to the hospital, most of them are diagnosed with the new corona.
However, the number of patients diagnosed with influenza began to appear from the beginning of this month, and five people were confirmed in the week with the most cases.
At this hospital, there were 2 cases last season and 0 cases the year before, and almost no flu patients were confirmed for the 2nd consecutive season.
Toshiya Mitsunaga, a doctor in the internal medicine and emergency department, is wary of a simultaneous epidemic of the new corona and influenza, saying, ``In relative terms, the number of cases is increasing.''
Currently, the fever outpatient clinic and beds at this hospital are not yet tight, but Dr. Mitsunaga said, ``If a simultaneous epidemic occurs, people who are at risk of becoming seriously ill or who are at risk of becoming seriously ill cannot go to the hospital. It could become a situation," he said.