The arrival of the colder weather will see the start of the annual flu season in Germany. This handy guide aims to answer all your flu-related questions, and explain how best to protect yourself this winter.
With the cold and flu season currently affecting adults and children across Deutschland, a common reoccurring question is whether workers have to come into the office when their child is sick.
In the third week of February this season's flu outbreak hit a peak in Germany, with 24,000 new cases registered. Hospitals in Frankfurt are reportedly stretched to the limit.
Chillier autumn weather and the increasing use of your heater are unmistakable signs that the spread of influenza viruses is sure to soon arrive. Thinking of getting vaccinated? Here are some things to consider.
In the first week of February alone, 14,000 new cases of influenza were confirmed in Germany, bringing the total since October up to 43,000, while there have been more than 100 deaths.
Health experts at Berlin's Robert Koch Institute (RKI) said on Friday that Germany is likely to suffer more deaths than usual this winter from the flu virus.
Health authorities expect a severe flu season to hit the country this winter, after the numbers in Australia show twice as many cases this year than there were in 2011.
The number of influenza-related deaths in Germany is expected to rise this flu season due a wave of infections more intense than years past, the head of the National Centre for Influenza at the Robert Koch institute Brunhilde Schweiger told German broadcaster <i>Deutschlandfunk</i> on Tuesday.
