The case was detected after the young woman, who is pregnant and unvaccinated, presented with mild symptoms. The Israeli health ministry is said to be studying the results.
as saying: ‘She was diagnosed with the flu and coronavirus as soon as she arrived.‘The disease is the same disease; they’re viral and cause difficulty breathing since both attack the upper respiratory tract.’He added that the woman was expected to be discharged from hospital on Thursday.
Although she is thought to have been the first documented case of double infection, experts in the country believe there are others yet to be diagnosed. Prof Vizhnitserwent on: ‘Last year, we did not witness flu cases among pregnant or birthing women. Today, we are seeing cases of both coronavirus and the flu that are starting to rear their head.
‘We are seeing more and more pregnant women with the flu. It is definitely a great challenge dealing with a woman who comes in with a fever at childbirth. ‘This is especially when you do not know if it’s coronavirus or the flu, so you refer to them the same. Most of the illness is respiratory.’