On December 21st, the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo announced on the 20th that the country has reported a total of 592 people suffering from unknown diseases. Currently, positive pathogens detected in laboratories include influenza virus, rhinovirus, etc. Moya, spokesman of the Congolese (DRC) government, said when reading the minutes of the cabinet meeting on the country’s national television that day, the laboratory test results showed that the positive rate of influenza virus was 28%, and rhinovirus and COVID-19 were also detected in patient samples. Since late October, there have been reports of unexplained illnesses in the southwestern province of Congo (Kinshasa), with symptoms including fever, headache, cough, runny nose, and body pain.
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