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CDC says seasonal flu cases hit record lows around the world – NBC News
How bad is flu season this year? The CDC says social distancing may have kept cases of the flu at historic lows around the world.
Social distancing may have kept cases of the flu at historic lows around the world, a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests.
Data from Australia, Chile and South Africa shows a tiny fraction of influenza cases from April to July, the months that constitute the typical flu season in the Southern Hemisphere.
In those three regions, there were just 51 influenza positive specimens among 83,307 tests for a positivity rate of 0.06 percent.
In contrast, the positive…
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