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The holiday hotspot, loved by UK tourists, has seen a rise in cases of the ‘new flu’ this summer\u00a0(Image: Getty Images)<\/p>\nThe holiday hotspot, loved by UK tourists, has seen a rise in cases this summerThe holiday hotspot, loved by UK tourists, has seen a rise in cases of the ‘new flu’ this summer\u00a0(Image: Getty Images)<\/p>\n
Covid cases have spiked in a Spanish tourist hotspot loved by UK tourists this summer.<\/p>\n
Medical professionals are referring to the infection, called variant ‘XFG’, as “the new flu”<\/a>, with symptoms appearing much less severe than the pandemic, reports Express.co.uk.<\/a><\/p>\n Even though flu usually strikes in Winter, air conditioning is thought to be spreading the germs in hot weather in Malaga, Spain.<\/p>\n READ MORE:<\/strong> Holiday getaway four-hour flight from Birmingham Airport where it’s 26C in October<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Get breaking news on BirminghamLive WhatsApp <\/a>, click the link to join<\/strong><\/p>\n Owner of a pharmacy in the capital, Asunci\u00f3n P\u00e9rez de la Masa, stated: “Covid<\/a> tests are selling out again.<\/p>\n “We’re noticing this throughout the month of August,” she said, speaking to Diario Sur.<\/p>\n She stressed that tests are particularly important for those who care for elderly people.<\/p>\n A family doctor and vice president of the College of Physicians, Jos\u00e9 Antonio Trujillo, revealed why the summer coronavirus<\/a> known as “the new flu” is spreading.<\/p>\n He said the hot weather <\/a>means that people gather inside with air conditioning. and close doors to maintain the temperature, but incidents rise because air conditioning “increases transmission”.<\/p>\n Sources consulted by the M\u00e1laga Medical Association confirmed “the incidence is on the rise”, reports Diario Sur.<\/p>\n This variant is believed to be mild compared to past peaks, and currently, there is no suggestion that coronavirus cases<\/a> are accompanied by serious symptoms.<\/p>\n The vaccines administered to Malaga residents in the previous vaccination campaign are thought to protect against the current COVID variant.<\/p>\n