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Flu outbreak to last another 2 to 3 weeks: Health Bureau
30 May, 2019
The Health Bureau (SSM) hosted a press conference Wednesday at the public Conde de S?o Janu?rio Hospital Centre about a new flu outbreak that has been in the city for the past two months and is forecast by the bureau to last another two to three weeks.
Disease Prevention and Control Centre Director Lam Chong noted that since last month there has been another flu outbreak that would likely last for a further two to three weeks. Most of the cases are caused by influenza B and most of the patients are children, according to Lam.
Lam added that over the past two months, at its peak, there were 25 people affected by various flu-related illnesses in one week, and nine in one day. There were no serious influenza B infections and none of the patients needed to be hospitalised, Lam pointed out.
According to the press conference, which was attended by three officials from the bureau, one of the reasons for the local flu outbreak was due to the fact that the mainland was also suffering from the same virus at the same time.
With the high flow of visitors and high population density, the virus could easily pass on to others, the officials said.
The officials also pointed out that every day over the past two months there have been 3-10 people who passed the border checkpoints with a fever or some sort of flu-related illness...
Flu outbreak to last another 2 to 3 weeks: Health Bureau
30 May, 2019
The Health Bureau (SSM) hosted a press conference Wednesday at the public Conde de S?o Janu?rio Hospital Centre about a new flu outbreak that has been in the city for the past two months and is forecast by the bureau to last another two to three weeks.
Disease Prevention and Control Centre Director Lam Chong noted that since last month there has been another flu outbreak that would likely last for a further two to three weeks. Most of the cases are caused by influenza B and most of the patients are children, according to Lam.
Lam added that over the past two months, at its peak, there were 25 people affected by various flu-related illnesses in one week, and nine in one day. There were no serious influenza B infections and none of the patients needed to be hospitalised, Lam pointed out.
According to the press conference, which was attended by three officials from the bureau, one of the reasons for the local flu outbreak was due to the fact that the mainland was also suffering from the same virus at the same time.
With the high flow of visitors and high population density, the virus could easily pass on to others, the officials said.
The officials also pointed out that every day over the past two months there have been 3-10 people who passed the border checkpoints with a fever or some sort of flu-related illness...