Overview
- Moscow’s public health authority says week 2 data show continued declines in influenza and ARVI along with fewer hospitalizations across all age groups, and thresholds remain unexceeded.
- Virological surveillance in the capital indicates rhinoviruses dominate among circulating pathogens as the share of influenza viruses continues to decrease.
- St. Petersburg reports a sixfold drop in influenza and ARVI incidence over the past four weeks, with epidemic thresholds not surpassed.
- The Leningrad region records nearly a 60% decline over four weeks and continues school entry temperature checks as a preventive measure.
- Officials note the observed decrease partly reflects fewer medical visits and holiday travel, while St. Petersburg kept 1,166 adult and 75 pediatric infectious-disease beds in reserve that were not fully utilized.