Is Flu Different This Winter?
Summary
The UK is seeing a rise in hospital flu cases due to an unexpected change in the flu virus and an earlier start to flu season. At the same time, the U.S. military seized an oil tanker near Venezuela amid ongoing tensions with Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.Key Facts
- Hospital admissions for the flu in the UK have increased by over 50% this week.
- A mutation in this year's main flu virus strain is causing lower immunity in people.
- US forces have taken control of an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela.
- This action is part of increased US pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.
- Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, under a travel ban, received a Nobel Peace Prize in Norway.
- The Venezuelan government threatened to label Machado as a fugitive if she traveled to Oslo.
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