Egyptian schools overwhelmed as flu-like virus overtakes Covid-19 infection rate – The National

Egyptian schools overwhelmed as flu-like virus overtakes Covid-19 infection rate – The National

Egypt’s Education Ministry has launched preventive measures at the nation’s schools to curb the spread of respiratory syncytial virus, which has overtaken Covid-19 as the major cause of flu-like infections among children.

The ministry said it conducted large-scale tests on a number of students who displayed flu-like symptoms over the past two weeks and found that 73 per cent of the tested group had been infected with RSV, while the remainder had other respiratory infections, including Covid-19.

The ministry said this was unusual when compared to last year, when most respiratory infections, which are prevalent during the autumn and winter months, were caused by coronavirus.