Editorial

15:46 JST, January 15, 2025

Influenza continues to rage across the country. The rapid increase in the number of patients has caused a shortage of test kits and medicines at medical institutions. Basic measures against infection must be thoroughly taken without letting one’s guard down.

The number of influenza cases per medical institution reached 64.39 in one week at the end of last year, far exceeding 30, which is considered to be the alert level. This was the highest number since 1999, when the current counting method was introduced.

At the end of the year, there are many opportunities for people to interact with each other in large numbers, such as dinning events and homecoming visits. This is likely to have spurred the prevalence of influenza. The number of recorded cases decreased at the beginning of the year........

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