LINE

    Text:AAAPrint
    Society

    Hospital emergencies overloaded by worst flu outbreak in three years

    1
    2018-01-08 10:33Global Times Editor: Li Yan ECNS App Download
    Patients line up in the middle of the night for appointments the following morning at the Peking Union Medical College Hospital (PUMCH). (Photo: Li Hao/GT)

    Patients line up in the middle of the night for appointments the following morning at the Peking Union Medical College Hospital (PUMCH). (Photo: Li Hao/GT)

    With hospitals across much of China packed with patients stricken by the most severe flu outbreak in years, epidemiologists say the virus cannot be compared to SARS.

    Health institutions in China are reporting many more flu cases this year than the last three winters. Kindergarten and primary school students are most affected, China National Radio (CNR) reported, quoting the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention.

    On Saturday at Beijing Children's Hospital 300 patients were still waiting to see doctors after normal working hours. Top hospitals and medical centers in many parts of China, including Xi'an, Guangzhou and Hebei Province are reporting a dramatic increase in the number of patients suffering flu symptoms, CNR reported.

    However, online comments suggesting the current flu outbreak is comparable to the SARS epidemic were rejected by experts.

    Liu Youning, a professor of epidemiology and respiratory medicine at the PLA General Hospital in Beijing, told the Global Times the two viruses have different pathogens and are not comparable.

    "The flu virus, which has a much lower death rate than the SARS virus, is quite mild this year. It mainly targets the elderly and children," Liu said, noting that the mortality rate of those infected by SARS was as high as 10 percent.

    The current strains of flu are mainly Influenza A/H3N2 and Influenza A/H1N1 and Influenza B (Yamagata), according to the National Health and Family Planning Commission.

    Local medical institutions have to register and transfer patients whose body temperature is above 38 degrees to second-tier and top-tier hospitals, Caixin quoted a staff member from a local community hospital in Shanghai as saying.

    Wang Dayan, the director of the Chinese National Influenza Center, said the flu rate is expected to go down around Spring Festival as the rate comes close to its peak after a period of rapid growth, CNR reported.

      

    Related news

    MorePhoto

    Most popular in 24h

    MoreTop news

    MoreVideo

    News
    Politics
    Business
    Society
    Culture
    Military
    Sci-tech
    Entertainment
    Sports
    Odd
    Features
    Biz
    Economy
    Travel
    Travel News
    Travel Types
    Events
    Food
    Hotel
    Bar & Club
    Architecture
    Gallery
    Photo
    CNS Photo
    Video
    Video
    Learning Chinese
    Learn About China
    Social Chinese
    Business Chinese
    Buzz Words
    Bilingual
    Resources
    ECNS Wire
    Special Coverage
    Infographics
    Voices
    LINE
    Back to top Links | About Us | Jobs | Contact Us | Privacy Policy
    Copyright ©1999-2018 Chinanews.com. All rights reserved.
    Reproduction in whole or in part without permission is prohibited.
    主站蜘蛛池模板: 大埔区| 遵化市| 察雅县| 婺源县| 美姑县| 贡觉县| 东乡族自治县| 武宁县| 布拖县| 凉城县| 都昌县| 平顺县| 木兰县| 增城市| 崇信县| 九江市| 巴中市| 应城市| 南宁市| 寿宁县| 多伦县| 札达县| 西城区| 博罗县| 德清县| 龙江县| 丁青县| 泉州市| 鞍山市| 新和县| 南康市| 邢台市| 禹城市| 三河市| 广丰县| 宜城市| 长白| 海安县| 龙南县| 广宁县| 云阳县|