Covid, flu surge in US amid holidays, increasing health risks

There has been an uptick in flu and Covid-19 cases in the United States amid the holidays and health experts are concerned about the increasing health risks brought by the simultaneous spread of respiratory illnesses.

Xinhua reported that according to the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the amount of people seeking healthcare due to respiratory illnesses is increasing across most areas of the country.

This rise is attributed to several factors, including…