What is ‘flurona’? Israel reports first case of double Covid and flu infection - is it a new variant?
Doctors in Israel have reported a patient who appears to be suffering from ‘flurona’, a rare mixture of the influenza virus and Covid-19 virus. While this case is believed to be the first reported case, experts believe that there are more patients in the country who are yet to be diagnosed. This is everything we know so far. What is ‘flurona’? Flurona is the term that’s been used to describe a rare case of one person suffering from coronavirus and the flu at the same time. The woman who was reportedly admitted to hospital in Israel with the mixture of the two viruses is pregnant and unvaccinated. Speaking to local news outlet Hamodia, Professor Arnon Vizhnitser, director of the Beilinson Hospital Gynaecology Department, said: “She was diagnosed with the flu and coronavirus as soon as she arrived. “Both tests came back positive, even after we checked again.” He added: “The disease is the same disease; they’re viral and cause difficulty breathing since both attack the upper respira...