After Covid-19; FLORONA, another viral pandemic detected in Israel

Amid the fear of the Omicron variant, Israel recorded the first case of 'florona' disease, according to a report by Arab news. 

The report says "#Israel records first case of" florona disease, a double infection of #COVID19 and influenza," 

Arab News tweeted on Friday saying, a pregnant woman, who was admitted to a medical facility for giving birth, was detected with florona, another report by Hindustan Times said. However, the young woman was not vaccinated, the report added, quoting Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth.

WHAT IS FLORONA? 

According to a report by news agency ANI, ‘florona’ disease is a double infection of Covid-19 and influenza.However, it is not a new variant. Israeli doctors are studying ‘florona’ as a spike has been witnessed in influenza cases recently.

Florona is indicative of a severe lapse in the immunity system because two viruses are infecting the human body simultaneously.

PEOPLE MUST NOT PANIC

 People must not panic as it is not a new variant. Earlier, there were unconfirmed reports about the detection of Delmicron, which, again, is not a new variant. In Europe and the US, there have been cases where SARS-CoV-2 variants Delta and Omicron attack at the same time.SARS-CoV-2 VARIANTS OF CONCERN So far, the World Health Organization (WHO) has named Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta, and Omicron as variants of concern of SARS-CoV-2.

Source: India Today