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H1N1 flu outbreak hits child center in HK
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2009-08-20 00:08 HONG KONG: Twenty-one residents of a Hong Kong child care center have fallen ill as the A(H1N1) flu virus continues to rage in the city, with 17 of them already tested positive for the disease, health officials said Wednesday.
The Center for Health Protection is still investigating the outbreak, the spokesman said. Hong Kong reported 345 new cases of A(H1N1) virus infection Wednesday, bringing the total to 7,906 since the virus was first detected here at the end of May. |