Over 40,000 infected with influenza
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A total of 44,618 Thais were infected with influenza in the first four months of this year, according to the Department of Disease Control.
As of May 3, five lost their lives.
The department expected the situation to worsen once the new school semester begins. It urged schools to separate students with flu symptoms and send them home immediately.
Most of the patients in the first four months were in the northern part of Thailand. They were mostly aged 7-9 years old.
Flu viruses are spread mainly by droplets made when people with flu cough, sneeze or talk.
