A 6-year-old local boy has been diagnosed with severe influenza, a Health Bureau (SSM) statement said yesterday.
The statement said the boy showed symptoms of the potentially fatal disease on Friday, such as fever, sore throat and cough. He was admitted to the private Kiang Wu Hospital on Saturday.
According to the statement, the boy’s condition worsened yesterday. It said the boy had been transferred to the intensive care unit, adding his pharyngeal specimen tested positive for the influenza A virus.
