The National Institute for Communicable Diseases has noted the rise in respiratory syncytial virus cases, detailing its infection patterns since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Respiratory syncytial virus infection patterns have been disrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic and government's response to it. File photo.The National Institute for Communicable Diseases has noted the rise in
“RSV is the most common cause of bronchiolitis and lower respiratory tract illness among young children,” it explained. Infections usually spiked around the end of February to the middle of March, just before the flu season,However this infection pattern has been disrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic and government’s response to it.
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