1. Several hospitals across the nation have reported a rise in H3N2 influenza subtypes A in the last few days.
2. Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) revealed in the latest data that the virus generally stays from five to seven days; it mentioned "seasonal"
3. IMA wrote on Twitter, "A sudden increase in the number of patients having symptoms of cough, nausea, vomiting, sore throat fever, body ache, and diarrhea in some cases"
4. People are advised to avoid crowded places. practice good hand hygiene and take flu vaccination.
5. Indian Medical Association has advised against the indiscriminate usage of antibiotics amid rising cases of cough, cold, and nausea.
6. It advised the doctors to prescribe only symptomatic treatment and avoid antibiotics.
7. IMA said that the rise in the cases is due to air pollution and adds that the flu was seen mostly in people aged less than 15 or more than 50.
8. The infections are likely to reduce from Mid-March as the temperatures are likely to increase.