Flu Fears Spread in China Ahead of Lunar New Year Holiday
Millions of Chinese will be traveling during the weeklong holiday
BEIJING—Chinese health authorities said the worst influenza season in recent years was straining the country’s resources and some experts warned that the Lunar New Year holiday, when hundreds of millions of Chinese go on the road, could make things worse.
Adding to anxiety was a post on social-messaging platform WeChat over the weekend describing how a 60-year-old man died in a Beijing intensive-care unit after a three-week battle with influenza. The post, by the man’s son-in-law, detailed the family’s struggle to get access...