Hong Kong records fourth death of child from flu this year as infections surge


A fourth child has died from influenza in Hong Kong this year, as the city battles a sharp rise in infections amid the current flu season.

The six-year-old boy had no history of poor health and had not received a flu jab before he was taken to a private doctor with a fever and a runny nose last Saturday.

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