When the flu meets Covid-19


By AGENCY
Both the flu and SARS-CoV-2 viruses are spread through droplets emitted from an infected person’s mouth and nose into the air around them, so avoid the 3Cs: crowded places, confined spaces and close conversations. — Graphics: Pixabay

No, “flurona” is not some scary new variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

And – do we really need to say this? – it is not an actual scientific term.

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