Karachi hospitals report flu surge; Civil Hospital 50+ a day
JPMC and Civil Hospital are seeing dozens of influenza patients a day, doctors link the early rise to weather and pollution, and flu vaccines remain scarce nationwide.
JPMC’s emergency unit is receiving more than 80 influenza patients a day, with cases there said to have doubled.
Civil Hospital Karachi is reporting more than 50 influenza cases daily.
Doctors link the rise to changing weather, dust and air pollution, and say the surge began earlier than the usual December–January peak.
About 200 cases were noted over recent months, with the true total likely higher because many patients are not tested.
Seasonal flu vaccines from multinational and Chinese makers are scarce; fresh multinational supplies are expected in November or December.