Flu cases likely to peak this week: David Hui
Respiratory health expert David Hui on Sunday warned that influenza cases may peak this week, citing high hospitalisation rates in recent weeks. "In the past, the rate of hospitalisation for every 10,000 patients was 0.25. During the last week of the previous year, the hospitalisation rate surged to 0.48, surpassing the baseline level. As a result, there is a high chance of a peak occurring this week," Hui told reporters after speaking on a TV programme. The professor of respiratory medicine at Chinese University urged residents, particularly those at high-risk, to get vaccinated against flu as soon as possible. Hui said as long as residents wear masks in public areas and the inoculation rate remains high, the chance of a large-scale of flu outbreak would be low.