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Israel has documented its first case of ‘flurona’ — a simultaneous coronavirus and influenza virus infection.
A young pregnant woman is the first person in the world to suffer the double infection.
The woman tested positive for both viruses in Beilinson Hospital in Petach Tikva city, on Thursday, according to local media.
She is suffering mild symptoms and Israeli health officials are studying her case to determine whether the combination causes any greater severity of illness.
Her case is first documented in the world but doctors believe there could be more ‘flurona’ infections in the country.
Professor Arnon Vizhnitser, director of the hospitals’ Gynaecology Department, told Hamodia: “She was diagnosed with the flu and coronavirus as soon as she arrived.
“Both tests came back positive, even after we checked again.
“The disease is the same disease. They’re viral and cause difficulty breathing since both attack the upper respiratory tract.”
The woman is expected to be discharged on Thursday.
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