Beware flu season when abroad


Off we go: Travellers waiting before checking in at KLIA2 en route to their destinations in the first week of the long school holidays. — RAJA FAISAL HISHAN/The Star

PETALING JAYA: With most Covid-19 restrictions lifted around the world, many people are looking to finally go on their long-awaited year-end trips overseas but another virus may put a damper on this holiday season – influenza.

Health experts warn that the influenza season, currently being experienced in popular tourist destinations in the northern hemisphere, could spread rapidly in the country through the expected influx of foreign tourists and returning Malaysians during the holidays.

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