The health authority of Macao Friday issued a warning of increasing local flu cases which may lead to a small outbreak in July.
Between the 25th and 28th weeks of this year, local patients with symptoms of respiratory infection has increased significantly, as 290 to 330 of every 1,000 outpatient visits to local hospitals concerned respiratory infection, according to a press statement from the Health Bureau of the Special Administrative Region.
Based on years of observation, the outbreak of flu usually peaks in March each year, however, the number of flu cases will also surge in July, the Bureau said in the statement.
As a result, the Health Bureau has called on local residents to pay more attention to personal hygiene and take daily exercises in a bid to keep healthy and stay away from the disease.
Source:Xinhua
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