A 6-year-old local boy diagnosed with the influenza A virus is recovering and has been transferred from the intensive care unit (ICU), a Health Bureau (SSM) statement said yesterday.
The bureau said on Monday that the boy showed symptoms of the potentially fatal disease on Friday, such as fever, sore throat and cough, adding that he was admitted to the private Kiang Wu Hospital on Saturday.
The bureau also said the boy’s condition worsened on Monday, after which he was transferred to the hospital’s ICU, adding his pharyngeal specimen tested positive for the influenza A virus.
