Seasonal flu on the rise and Covid on the wane in Switzerland

Cases of seasonal flu have doubled in a short space of time in Switzerland. The peak of the Covid-19 wave, however, seems to have passed although Covid is still more widespread than influenza. This is according to information from the Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH). +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The seasonal flu epidemic began in the week of December 9 according to an article linked in the federal health office bulletin on Monday. Within a week, the number of influenza cases in the Sentinella infectious disease reporting system had doubled. Specifically, there were 5.03 reported cases per 100,000 inhabitants in the week between December 9 and 15. “The Covid-19 wave appears to have peaked,” writes the public health office. In wastewater, the mandatory reporting system and the Sentinella reporting system, there has been a downward trend in the incidence of coronavirus infections in recent weeks. However, Covid is still widespread with 7.3 ...