Gripe já matou 237 pessoas este ano em Hong Kong

O número de vítimas mortais da gripe em Hong Kong este ano subiu para 237, depois de nove pessoas terem morrido nas últimas 24 horas, noticiou a estação pública local de rádio e televisão (RTHK).

epa04612551 (FILE) Former Indonesian maid Erwiana Sulistyaningsih (C), is escorted by airport personnel Police and Indonesian consulate staff as she exits the airport and rushed into a waiting car in Hong Kong, China, 07 April 2014. A woman in Hong Kong was convicted of assaulting her former Indonesian maid on 10 February 2015. Law Wan-tung, 44, was found guilty of 18 of 20 charges of assault, including two counts of inflicting grievous bodily harm on Erwiana Sulistyaningsih, media reported. 'As a human being, I can forgive Law Wan-tung but justice must be upheld,' Erwiana told reporters. The 16-day trial revealed details of abuse of Erwiana and two other helpers by Law, including shoving a vaccuum-cleaner tube in Erwiana's mouth causing laceration, slapping, scratching, punching and forcing her to urinate in plastic bags. As images of Erwiana's severe bruising circulated last year, the case caused international outrage and increased scrutiny over the rights of more than 320,000 mostly foreign maids working in the territory. A 2013 survey by Hong Kong's Mission for Migrant Workers found that 58 percent of domestic helpers had faced verbal abuse, 18 percent had experienced physical abuse and six percent reported sexual abuse. · EPA/JEROME FAVRE

Cerca de 95% das vítimas mortais são pessoas com idade igual ou superior a 65 anos.

O Centro para a Proteção da Saúde de Hong Kong aconselhou os idosos a vacinarem-se contra a gripe, como forma de reduzir a gravidade da doença assim como a probabilidade de hospitalização e morte.