Israel Reports First Case of Individual Infected With COVID, Flu at the Same Time
- Date: 31-Dec-2021
- Source: Newsweek
- Sector:Healthcare
- Country:Middle East
Israel Reports First Case of Individual Infected With COVID, Flu at the Same Time
The world's first known case of one person infected with COVID-19 and the influenza virus at the same time was recorded in Israel.
The double infection—dubbed the "flurona"—was found in a new mother at Rabin Medical Center in Petach Tikva, Hamodia reported. Professor Arnon Vizhnitser, director of the hospital's gynecology department, told the Jerusalem news outlet that the woman tested positive for both viruses as soon as she came to the medical center and that they double-checked to confirm.
Vizhnitser added that the woman had not been vaccinated against either virus, but she did not have any especially strong symptoms. She had been feeling well and was expected to be discharged on Thursday.
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