Prognosis
Brazil Faces Virus Onslaught as Influenza Spreads With Omicron
- There are two highly infectious viruses circulating in Brazil
- That poses a growing risk to Brazil’s hospital system
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Brazil’s hospital system may be at risk as a surge of influenza courses through the country just as the omicron strain takes hold.
Some people have been hit by back-to-back infections -- or even come down with both at the same time, what’s been dubbed “flurona.” It’s happened in at least three states so far, and experts say that number is likely to grow as omicron, a more contagious variant of coronavirus, becomes more prevalent.