The number of people reporting flu-like symptoms to their general practitioner is on the rise again, according to data from the research institute Nivel. Last week, GPs saw 70 people with flu-like symptoms for every 100,000 population. Het Level speaks of “a sharp increase” compared to the previous weeks.
There has been an official flu epidemic in the Netherlands for a week now. The National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) generally speaks of such an epidemic when more than 58 out of 100,000 people go to the general practitioner with ailments reminiscent of the flu and 10 percent of the samples tested contains influenza virus. The Nivel reports that the flu virus is currently found in considerably more samples taken by doctors from patients with ailments. 98 samples were taken last week, the flu virus (the flu) was found in more than a third.
More viruses
Physicians have also found other viruses, such as human metapneumovirus, rhinovirus, and RS virus. The corona virus was found slightly more often than in the previous Nivel report, last week. According to the institute, general practitioners mainly see elderly people with corona, but also relatively many elderly people with pneumonia.
From: ANP
