Hospitals in Taiwan are setting up additional infectious disease facilities as the number of severe flu cases is expected to rise during the Lunar New Year holiday.
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00:00Hospitals across Taiwan are opening additional facilities to prepare for a spike in flu cases.
00:07Taiwan's Centers for Disease Control is warning that severe cases could peak over the Lunar
00:12New Year holidays when families gather around the country.
00:17They reported around 139,000 outpatient and emergency visits for flu-like illness last
00:23week, the highest number for the same period in the past 10 flu seasons.
00:29Doctors are urging people to get influenza and COVID-19 vaccines as soon as possible.