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As of December 2025, a New Strain of Mpox Is Not Overwhelming Hospitals in Catalonia: These Images Show Hospital Overcrowding Due to an Increase in Flu Cases. maldita.es - Journalism so You Don't Get Fooled
These images do not show a hospital collapse due to a new strain of monkeypox (mpox), but rather “the overcrowding in the emergency room of Hospital del Mar” in Barcelona, as a consequence of the marked increase in flu cases during the 2025 season. In fact, the video being shared reads: “In Catalonia, Spain, the flu is overwhelming hospitals,” with no mention of mpox. The original video was shared by El Periódico on December 4, 2025, in an artic…
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These images do not show a hospital collapse due to a new strain of monkeypox (mpox), but rather “the overcrowding in the emergency room of Hospital del Mar” in Barcelona, as a consequence of the marked increase in flu cases during the 2025 season. In fact, the video being shared reads: “In Catalonia, Spain, the flu is overwhelming hospitals,” with no mention of mpox. The original video was shared by El Periódico on December 4, 2025, in an artic…
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