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On February 4, the National Health Commission held a press conference to introduce the prevention and treatment of respiratory diseases and health tips in winter.
Chen Cao, a researcher at the Institute of Viral Diseases of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, said that the new crown epidemic has shown an upward trend recently, and the new crown epidemic is expected to rise gradually, and the flu is expected to drop to a low level around the Spring Festival. At present, the new coronavirus is in China's local casesThe 1 variant has become the dominant circulating strain, and the infection cases are mainly mild.
In terms of the new crown epidemic, Chen Cao introduced that the new crown epidemic in China is still at a low level, but the monitoring data such as recent case reports and sentinel hospital test positivity rates have increased slightly, indicating that the new crown epidemic is showing an upward trend. At present, the new coronavirus is in China's local casesThe 1 variant has become the dominant circulating strain, and the infection cases are mainly mild. With the impact of factors such as the cross-regional flow of people and the increase in crowd gathering around the Spring Festival, it is expected that the new crown epidemic will gradually rise.
It is reported that the monitoring data shows that the situation of acute respiratory diseases in China has declined for 2 consecutive weeks after reaching a peak in early December 2023, rebounded slightly at the end of December, continued to fluctuate at a high level, and decreased in the past 3 weeks. Among them, influenza is showing a downward trend, but it is still the most important causative agent of respiratory disease infection, and other respiratory diseases are at a low level. Experts believe that in February this year, China will continue to show a variety of respiratory diseases alternately or jointly epidemic trend, among which, influenza is expected to drop to a low level around the Spring Festival.
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