Flu Officially Surrenders to Liepāja Wind and CDPC Statistics

While Riga was still counting flu cases with a calculator, the flu in Liepāja had long understood there's no joking around with the locals. The CDPC announced that the flu epidemic has officially ended, as the share of positive samples dropped below 10%. This means the flu finally understood — fighting against Liepāja residents, who are trained daily by Baltic Sea winds, is hopeless.

Particularly interesting is that the highest number of flu cases was observed in children aged 0 to 14. As local resident Ausma comments: "Our little ones also understood it's better to get sick in winter than in summer when you have to go to the beach." Meanwhile, on Pētera Street you can still see lines at pharmacies where people buy vitamins to strengthen their immunity for next season.

This flu epidemic lasted 17 weeks, which is shorter than the previous season. "Obviously the flu understood that winters in Liepāja are short but strong," explains a local doctor. "Since our residents are used to rapid changes — from sun to rain in five minutes — the flu also decided not to drag things out."

True, the CDPC warns that other respiratory infections will continue to circulate. But as Liepāja residents say: "If we've survived this winter with all its flus and winds, then everything else is small potatoes." The main thing now is to remember to wash hands and continue breathing the fresh Baltic Sea air, which, as everyone knows, is the best natural disinfectant.