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Jump to full article: China Daily (cn), 2009-07-21
Author: Peggy Chan (HK Edition
Intro: Smokers, obese people and children under the age of six are now classified as high-risk groups of A (H1N1) influenza and will be given Tamiflu once they appear with flu-like symptoms.
The new prescription criteria was announced by an expert group of the Hospital Authority (HA) last weekend after the emergence of more severe cases and increasing number of infections in Hong Kong.
The city confirmed 76 new cases of human swine flu yesterday, bringing the total number of infections to 1,886.
Forty-one patients are hospitalized, with five in critical condition.
Liu Shao-hei, the HA's chief manager (Infection, Emergency & Contingency), said that according to the experts' study some factors may cause more serious reactions.
The expert group recommends pneumonia patients with risk factors including pregnancy, smoking, obesity and persistent flu-like symptoms beyond 48 hours should be given anti-viral treatment at the earliest possibility.
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