HONG KONG, Jan. 30 (Chinese media) -- The Center for Health Protection of Hong Kong announced Friday that there is a steady rise in the number of flu isolates signaling the winter flu season's arrival.
The center's Emergency Response and Information Branch Head Thomas Chung said on Friday that 105 influenza detections were recorded Jan. 18 to 24, up on the 69 detections from Jan. 12 to 17.
The consultation rates for flu-like-illness in doctors' and general out-patients' clinics in the week ending Jan. 24 stood at 27.7 and 4.9 per 1,000 consultations as compared with 38.5 and 5.2for the previous week.
Chung said the center has been closely monitoring flu activity as traditionally the local winter flu season arrives January to March.
"The government will continue to step up the surveillance system and public education and publicity programs, and organize talks on the prevention of influenza," he said, adding letters will be sent to local doctors, schools and institutions alerting them the latest situation.
Since the November launch of the flu vaccination program and flu vaccination subsidy scheme, about 270,000 and 80,000 doses of flu vaccines have been administered to eligible target groups. The schemes will run until March 31.
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