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Coronavirus measures help Hong Kong flu season end early

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Health experts have said social distancing and increased awareness resulting from the coronavirus pandemic helped end Hong Kong’s winter influenza season nine weeks earlier this time than last year, but 113 people still died of the flu.The number of deaths in the city more than halved from 356 in 2019, while intensive care unit admissions dropped from 601 to 182.By Wednesday afternoon, the city reported 410 Covid-19 infections, including four fatalities. The Centre for Health Protection said…

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