Individuals in Pakistan falling ill due to influenza, not COVID-19, says NIH

The National Institute of Health (NIH) Islamabad has clarified that a strain of influenza virus is responsible for causing severe respiratory illness in adults throughout Pakistan, not COVID-19, according to a report by The News on Wednesday.

The health institute disclosed that the H3N2 sub-type of Influenza-A virus is contributing to the increasing number of influenza-like illness (ILI) cases…