Seasonal flu reports hit record lows amid global social estrangement – NewsDio

BEIJING – Global rules of social distancing targeting the coronavirus have brought influenza infection rates to record levels, early figures show, indicating that the measures are having an unprecedented impact on other communicable diseases.
In China, where the first large-scale closure measures began, new reports of diseases including mumps, measles and some sexually transmitted diseases have decreased significantly, although influenza cases have experienced the biggest drop.
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