Fukuoka Prefecture reports persistent high rates of “pool fever” and an increase in influenza cases for the week leading to November 5th. While instances of pharyngoconjunctival fever have slightly decreased to 781 cases, the figures remain significantly high, prompting ongoing public health alerts for the past nine weeks. Influenza cases have jumped to 4,413, with the average cases per medical institution climbing to 22.29, prompting a sixth week of health advisories. Conversely, COVID-19 cases are on a steady decline, with a current count of 312, marking a continuous drop over eight weeks. Public health officials stress the importance of handwashing, gargling, and not sharing towels to curb the spread of infections. Source: Fukuoka City / NHK
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