Winter flu causes five more deaths in Taiwan

A worker man wearing a protective mask sorts out the offerings at a Taoist Baoan temple in Taipei on Tuesday (Feb 4). Taiwan recorded five deaths due to serious flu cases last week as the winter flu season remains at its peak, the island's disease control agency said on Tuesday. - AFP

TAIPEI: Taiwan recorded five deaths due to serious flu cases last week as the winter flu season remains at its peak, the island's disease control agency said Tuesday (Feb 4).

The five deaths were all senior citizens, aged between 51 to 90, who had chronic diseases and failed to get vaccinations, the agency said in a press release.