The number of new influenza cases reported at designated medical institutions in Japan has surged 57% in the past week, health ministry data showed Friday, marking an unusual trend for a virus usually prevalent during winter.Health experts attribute the prolonged spread of infections to a combination of factors, including low immunity stemming from a fall in new flu cases when government coronavirus measures were in place.Approximately 5,000 designated medical institutions across the country reported a total of 34,665 new cases in the week from Sept. 11, up from 22,111 the previous week, ac…READ FULL ARTICLE
