Outbreaks of flu could come again this month

Beijing: A new wave of flu outbreaks may occur in China this month, but it will be not as serious as the one that hit many parts of the country earlier this winter, an official from the Chinese Centre for Disease Control and Prevention said.

Judging from past experience, smaller peaks of the flu are likely, triggered by the change of seasons and heavy population flows after the traditional Chinese New Year holiday, Dong Xiaoping, director of the CDC’s global public health centre, said at a news conference.