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Boy, 7, dies in Hong Kong’s first fatal paediatric flu case of 2026
South China Morning Post
Hong Kong recorded the first fatal paediatric case of influenza this year after a seven-year-old boy died on Tuesday, nine days after displaying symptoms. The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) said that the boy, who had been in good health, developed a cough and runny nose on July 27 and a fever on Saturday, before his condition deteriorated on Monday when he became less responsive. He was admitted in critical condition to the paediatric intensive care unit at Princess Margaret Hospital in Kwai...
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