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EMBARGOED TO 2330 WEDNESDAY AUGUST 17<\/p>\nCovid cases are rising in the coastal cityEMBARGOED TO 2330 WEDNESDAY AUGUST 17<\/p>\n
A doctor has urged UK tourists to be aware of the “new flu” in Malaga this summer season (Image: Jane Barlow\/PA Wire)<\/p>\n
A doctor has urged UK tourists to be vigilant after Covid<\/a> cases spiked at a Spanish hotspot adored by Brits.<\/p>\n The ‘XFG’ variant, otherwise known as “the new flu,” has reportedly surged in Malaga recently.<\/p>\n While most of us will associate the flu with the winter months, air conditioning is considered to be one way germs can be spread during the warmer months.<\/p>\n This can especially apply in somewhere like Spain at this time of the year as the climate is decently hot.<\/p>\n READ MORE: Foreign Office issues \u00a3100k alert over failure to declare key detail before trip<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n An owner of a pharmacy in the capital, Asunci\u00f3n P\u00e9rez de la Masa, spoke to Diario Sur: “COVID tests are selling out again. We’re noticing this throughout the month of August.”<\/p>\n She added how important it was that those who care for elderly people take tests regularly.<\/p>\n Jos\u00e9 Antonio Trujillo, a family doctor and vice president of the College of Physicians, went on to share why summer Covid is spreading.<\/p>\n Referring to the “new flu,” he said the hot weather means that people gather inside with air conditioning and close doors to maintain the temperature, but incidents increase 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.<\/a><\/p>\n READ MORE: UK tourists warned over rule changes in Europe<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n This variant is believed to be mild compared to past peaks, and currently, there is no suggestion that coronavirus cases 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, the Express <\/a>reported.<\/p>\n