Italy: About 800,000 cases of influenza were recorded in a week
Italy recorded nearly 800,000 cases of influenza within one week, according to what health professionals reported, Monday, January 12, 2026, who indicated that the emergency departments in many hospitals in the peninsula had exceeded their capacity..
The Higher Institute of Health explained that the severity of the current season has been enhanced due to the subspecies.K“It is a mutant of a virus.”H3N2“The mutations of which contribute to rapid transmission of infection and partial immune escape, while the number of infections with human respiratory syncytial virus continues.”(VRS) In height.
The Italian Health Authority confirmed that the subspecies “K“Highly contagious and spread rapidly, pointing out that hospitals are facing difficulties again this year, with the peak of the influenza epidemic approaching, expected in the coming weeks.”.
For his part, the President of the Italian Society of Emergency Medicine reported that there had been a “strong increase in hospitalizations,” noting that the elderly and people in fragile health conditions were the most affected..
