Flu season reaches the highlight: almost 300,000 sick leave in Burgenland!

Flu season reaches the highlight: almost 300,000 sick leave in Burgenland!

Burgenland, Österreich - The flu season reaches its dramatic climax! According to Andreas Krauter, the chief physician of the Austrian Health Insurance Fund (ÖGK), almost 8,400 sick leave in Burgenland were recorded in the first week of February. This almost corresponds to the figures from the previous year and shows that the influenza and flu infections are very passionate about people. In the previous week, 9,960 people had to fail because of influenza, while 109,440 were on sick leave due to general flu -like infections, as krone.at reported.

The ÖGK also reported 276 confirmed influenza cases and a decline in the Coronavirus cases, with only 38 reports received in the first week of February, compared to 105 in the previous year. The data corresponds to the current developments that show that the circulating virus tribes A (H1N1) PDM09 and Influenza B (Victoria) are actually included in the flu vaccinations, which is a positive feedback for vaccination. The health authorities update hygiene measures and advise regular hand washing and frequent ventilation to reduce the infection. The total number of incapacity reports was almost 300,000 in the past week, which emphasizes the urgency of the health measures in this critical phase again, as noted.