Flu cases in Italy rise, hospitals overcrowded

ROME, Jan. 4 (Xinhua) -- The spread of the flu virus in Italy is "extremely worrying," the Italian Federation of Health and Hospital Companies (FIASO) has said. The number of flu-related intensive-care unit cases has nearly doubled in the last week, according to a FIASO survey.

Flu cases are rising as coronavirus cases decline, which is having a greater overall impact on the country's health care system.