Chinese health experts are hoping a mystery virus outbreak is about to peak as a flood of patients puts hospitals under strain across the country China hopes a virus outbreak currently testing its hospitals is about to peak

China's flu activity is poised to peak by mid-December, a researcher at the the country's centre for Disease Control and Prevention (China CDC) has announced .

Wang Dayan spoke at a news conference on Friday as 17 provincial-level regions report high flu activity , with the rest at medium levels, amid reports of hospital corridors packed with kids and a 500% surge in antiviral drug purchases

Reports describe the outbreak as not a typical winter flu variety . The researcher said that patients with flu-like symptoms are testing positive for flu in 51% of ca

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