The flu has gotten so bad in Hong Kong that medical authorities are warning that the death toll could reach three to four hundred.
That’s what the Hong Kong Center for Hygiene and Disease Prevention said as it revealed 118 people have died so far this year.
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However, that’s still not the worst news. While the health authority still urges the public to get vaccinated against the flu, they revealed that the next major shipment of flu vaccines aren’t expected to arrive in Hong Kong until March or April.
A total of 187 adults were hospitalized with the flu from January 2 to February 4 this year, most of whom suffered from type-A influenza (H3N2). Sixty-four severe cases were reported just last week. Ninety percent of the deaths from the flu are people over the age of 65.
Avian flu has also been blamed for the death of a person in Shenzhen on February 3. So far this winter, there have been ten cases of avian flu confirmed in the city.
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