Focus Taiwan
Date: 2016/03/10
By: Tai Ya-chen and Evelyn Kao
Taipei, March 10 (CNA) The current influenza outbreak in Taiwan, while still
Health authorities recorded 60 new severe flu-related cases and three suspected deaths on Thursday, the ministry said in a briefing on the outbreak during a Cabinet meeting.
The flu outbreak, which started in July last year and reached its peak last month, has led to more than 1,529 severe flu-related cases and 121 confirmed deaths in the country, the most of any flu seasons over the past five years, according to the ministry.
A severe case is one in which a patient either requires admission to an intensive care unit or dies. [FULL STORY]