Ukraine has seen a clear decline in the incidence of COVID-19. However, the incidence of colds or ARVI is increasing. This was announced by the chairman of the National Technical Group of Experts on Immunoprophylaxis of the Ministry of Health Fedir Lapiy during a telethon, UNN reports .
When I was asked a few months ago when to expect a rise in COVID-19 cases, my colleagues and I talked about November. We have crossed the equator of November, but we are seeing a clear decline in COVID-19 cases. This does not mean that COVID-19 has disappeared from Ukraine. Since the beginning of the so-called flu season, since the beginning of October, we have statistics when about 50 people died from COVID-19, those who were included in the statistics, where the diagnosis was confirmed. None of them had been vaccinated in the last 12 months
He also commented on the situation with the incidence of influenza and ARVI.
Speaking of influenza, the situation is quite favorable in terms of flu right now. Even though we have entered the flu season, traditionally the flu increases at the beginning of the year - late January, early February. As for colds or ARVI, there is an increase. There are many complaints about the so-called pneumonia, strange pneumonia, but colleagues say that these are most likely not so much pneumonia as bronchiolitis. That is, damage to the small bronchi associated with enterovirus infection
According to him, the incidence of enterovirus infection is growing in the EU and tends to increase in Ukraine.
“This is a seasonal infection, but it can be quite annoying for children in the first years of life and for the elderly,” he added.
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On November 20, the Ministry of Health reported that the incidence of ARVI, flu, and COVID-19 in Ukraine among children increased by almost 3% over the week, with a total of 118,276 Ukrainians falling ill.