Flu wave in Hesse: Schools close, children are badly affected!

Flu wave in Hesse: Schools close, children are badly affected!
The flu wave in Germany has led to a significant increase in diseases in the past few weeks, especially in children. The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) reports about 7.9 million people who suffer from acute respiratory diseases. The most common symptoms include cough, fever and body aches. Children between the ages of 5 and 14 are particularly affected, but younger children and adults also show an increased disease rate. The current wave is mainly caused by flu viruses and respiratory syncytial viruses (RSV), whereby the RSV wave has already started in the third calendar week
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schools in Hessen affected
In Hesse, the increasing number of infections have already led to drastic measures. The Theobald-Ziegler School in Frankfurt-Eckenheim has released regular lessons after 150 of 350 students have 150. In addition, only about a third of the teachers are operational. The school only offers emergency care by the end of the week, which only included 50 children on Thursday. So far, the parents have shown understanding while there is a contact with the health department.
In addition, other schools have taken similar steps. The primary school in Homberg/Ohm temporarily stopped the presence lessons and only offered emergency care on Monday and Tuesday. Digital tasks were made available to other students. The lessons for healthy students in Homberg are now running regularly. Also at the elementary school in Reiskirchen in the district of Gießen, as in Etingshausen, presence hours were exposed to the high number of illnesses and teachers, now the lessons are again in full swing.
situation and recommendations of the RKI
The flu wave is constantly monitored according to RKI. Flippenweb, an online portal of the RKI, captures the activity of acute respiratory diseases and uses data from the population. Participants can report weekly whether they suffered from respiratory diseases and indicate symptoms. The project that has existed since 2011 is considered a "Citizen Science" initiative in which citizens actively contribute to science and data analyzes.
To combat the flu, health authorities, in particular risk groups, recommend that you get vaccinated against influenza. The constant vaccination commission (STIKO) advises to use the flu vaccination, especially in autumn. Hygiene tips to avoid infection are also available and include regular hand washing, hygienic coughing and avoiding close contact with sick people.
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