Covid-19 may be biggest threat to flu in Europe’s winter
Some doctors say a combination of lockdowns, mask wearing and handwashing appear to have hampered transmission of the flu
01 December 2020 - 18:21
Paris — As Europeans brace for a grim winter with the threat of rising Covid-19 infections, minimal numbers of flu cases recorded so far point to a possible silver lining.
Data available for Europe since the beginning of October, when flu case numbers usually start to ramp up, mirror shallow figures seen in the southern hemisphere earlier in 2020 and in the US where the flu season has also just begun...
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