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Due to coronavirus, there have been just four confirmed cases of the flu this season in the ACT – ABC News
Though testing of flu-like symptoms continues, only four cases of the flu have been confirmed in Canberra in the past three months.
Canberra could skip this year’s flu season entirely, with just four confirmed cases of influenza in the past three months, and zero people hospitalised.
Key points:
- The flu season normally begins in late March and peaks in August
- This time last year there were over 2,000 confirmed influenza cases in Canberra
- Social distancing, improved vaccination rates and good hygiene are likely to thank for the low number of flu cases
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