COVID-19 and its variants have been spreading, infecting and killing people across the country, another deadly virus has almost faded away.An influenza researcher said the low case count presents a lesson and opportunity for Canadians to stay healthy.The Canadian government has detected the flu just 121 times so far this flu season.
There were more than 35,000 cases over the same time period in 2019-2020. ‘It’s unprecedented’: No cases of the flu detected in Saskatchewan this season Dr.
Susan Detmer, a University of Saskatchewan researcher, said the number of cases is so low the flu season hasn’t technically started yet because the threshold hasn’t been met.She said Canadians can keep the flu at bay — and hopefully the novel coronavirus,.