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Viruses and bacteria plague the air throughout the year. Then why are respiratory illnesses more common in winter? A new study answers the question.

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Viruses and bacteria plague the air throughout the year. Then why are respiratory illnesses more common in winter? A new study answers the question. Molly Gambhir tells you more.

Gravitas: Why do more people catch a cold in winter?

On itv's This Morning programme, Vanessa Feltz's daughter Allegra shared about her experience with the flu and the vaccine she believes saved her life as hospitalised cases increased by 40 per cent in a week.

"I might not be here..." British TV star Vanessa Feltz's daughter talks about how dangerous flu can get

The first winter without the covid-19 restrictions and the British hospitals believe it or not, are struggling. Doctors are reporting a sharp rise in the number of admissions with people who are getting admitted with influenza.

UK: Hospitals under immense pressure, struggle to deal with seasonal illness

A mysterious respiratory illness has reportedly gripped Argentina due to which nine people have died and six are hospitalised. Authorities said the disease is reminiscent of pneumonia, with some drawing parallels to Covid outbreak.

Mysterious respiratory illness grips Argentina; 9 dead, six infected

Raising concerns of a "twindemic," Influenza has returned to Europe amid a surge in Covid cases. A situation like this could put excessive pressure on the already exhausted healthcare systems.

What is 'twindemic'? Flu is back in Europe even as it fights Covid

Slowly but surely several governments are coming around to the idea that Covid may be endemic like the flu and asking people to live with it. While WHO is warning against such a conclusion, Spain became the first European country to move towards ending mask mandates.

Are we ready to treat Covid like the flu? Some nations are increasingly thinking so

At a time when the world is grappling with Delta and Omicron variants, and the combination of both called ‘Delmicron’ variant of coronavirus, Israel has reported its first case of 'flurona'— a simultaneous coronavirus and flu infection.

After ‘Delmicron’, it's ‘flurona’: Israel reports first double infection of Covid and flu

As the world grapples with COVID-19, influenza is not getting much attention these days. But the flu’s global impact is staggering: 3 million to 5 million cases of severe illness every year and up to 650,000 deaths.

First, impressive vaccines for COVID. Next up: the flu.

The results of a clinical trial have concluded that flu jabs are safe to give at the same time as the Pfizer or AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines. The study discovered that while some people experienced more side effects with certain combinations of flu and COVID-19 shots, the ailments were mainly mild to moderate.

Flu and COVID-19 jabs safe when given at same time: Study

As many as 41 per cent of surveyed Delhi households say that they have one or more members who are currently down with flu-like symptoms. The findings of the survey by Local Circles also indicate that 22 per cent of Delhi households are fully impacted with it, which means all members are having such symptoms while 19 per cent have only 1 member so far and it is likely that more members may develop symptoms in the days to come.

41% households in Delhi report flu-like symptoms: Survey

The Jammu and Kashmir administration has banned the entry of poultry into the union territory following the outbreak of bird flu in neighbouring states. An order issued by principal secretary, agriculture and animal husbandry department, said, "in the wake of the spread of bird flu in neighbouring states of J&K as a measure of abundant precaution and view of the declaration of whole J&K as 'controlled area' for bird flu disease, the government of UT of J&K imposes complete ban on import of live birds, including poultry and unprocessed poultry meat for any purpose into the union territory of J&K with immediate effect till 14-01-2021.

Bird flu: J&K government bans entry of poultry, experts say situation needs to be monitored

Roughly a year into the pandemic it is clear the new coronavirus is worse than seasonal flu, and a study released on Friday outlined just how much worse, showing a death rate almost three times higher among Covid-19 patients.

Coronavirus nearly three times more deadly than flu: Study

As influenza season approaches, some Americans, and especially parents, are worried that if they or their children should become ill, it may not be easy to know which disease they have — the flu or COVID-19.

How to identify different symptoms of flu and COVID-19

The United States is losing on average over 800 people a day to the novel coronavirus -- compared with fewer than 15 a day on average in Australia, Canada, Germany, Israel, Italy and the United Kingdom.

US, ravaged by coronavirus pandemic, to face 'worst' autumn as flu season begins

Global influenza vaccine makers, in view of the coronavirus pandemic, have seen almost an 11 per cent increase in production of doses for the coming flu season, as authorities try to ease the burden on hospitals ahead of an expected COVID-19 resurgence.

Amid coronavirus crisis, flu vaccine makers see record US production

The coronavirus pandemic has pushed influenza infection rates to a record low, signalling that the social distancing measures are having an unprecedented impact on other communicable diseases.

Seasonal flu reports hit record lows amid coronavirus pandemic

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared Coronavirus outbreak a pandemic as, since its start in December, more than 4,500 people have been killed, over 1,00,000 people across 100 countries have been infected amid the outbreak.

Coronavirus outbreak: Symptoms and other important questions answered

The Odisha government on Tuesday extended the period of all regulations in force over the Covid-19 threat from March 31 to April 15, prompting panic-buying of essential items across the state.

Covid-19 scare: Odisha govt extends regulation period from March 31 to April 15

People infected with the coronavirus can remain contagious for a lot longer than the two-week-long quarantine period. According to a new study, patients can keep the pathogen in their respiratory tract for as long as 37 days.

Coronavirus can live in infected people for weeks longer than first thought

In a major revelation, the man who co-discovered the Ebola virus has warned that the new coronavirus is "much, much worse" than Ebola. Also Read: First coronavirus case traced to November 17 in Wuhan Peter Piot said that unlike Ebola, which requires close contact with a victim, the new virus was "very infectious".

Coronavirus much, much worse, says Peter Piot, Ebola discoverer

The new coronavirus is "Much, much worse" than E bola.

A start-up firm in India's southern Kerala state has launched two robots to spread awareness about the fast-spreading coronavirus that has killed more than 4,000 people worldwide.

In Kerala, robots spreading awareness on Coronavirus pandemic

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