After two years of low influenza cases, Dunedin may be a growing hotspot. The city had 44 of the 46 cases picked up by the national influenza monitor last week – double what the monitor picked up nationwide in 2020 and 2021 combined. READ MORE:* Warning of possible 'twindemic' as influenza looms when borders open* South Island's low Covid-19 numbers not just down to luck, expert says* What is 'flurona?' In the week ending May 8, 46 Influenza A cases were reported, all in the South Island. In New South Wales, spiralling cases of influenza credited to the post-Covid opening of borders were being described as a “significant flu epidemic”.

Source: Stuff May 12, 2022 10:33 UTC