Girl, 6, in critical condition after contracting flu in Hong Kong
- Centre for Health Protection says girl, who was in good health previously and had not travelled recently, developed fever and cough on Friday
- Unvaccinated eight-year-old girl died last week after being infected with influenza A
A six-year-old girl is in a critical condition after contracting the flu in Hong Kong, with health authorities investigating the case and underscoring the need for members of the public to get vaccinated.
The case emerged after an unvaccinated eight-year-old girl died last week after being infected with influenza A.
The Centre for Health Protection said on Monday the six-year-old girl, who was in good health previously, had developed a fever and cough on Friday and was brought to Union Hospital in Tai Wai the next day.
As her symptoms worsened, she was sent to the accident and emergency department at Prince of Wales Hospital in Sha Tin, where she was admitted to the paediatric intensive care unit the same day.
She was then transferred to the intensive care unit at Hong Kong Children’s Hospital in Kowloon Bay on Saturday evening.
