Overview
- The National Influenza Center reports 17 provincial-level regions at high flu activity, with others at moderate levels.
- Surveillance logged 1,541 flu-like illness outbreaks in the week starting Nov 24, up from 1,234 the prior week.
- Beijing's rise has begun to slow after an earlier-than-usual start to the season, and H3N2 accounts for 99.8% of local infections.
- Several schools have temporarily suspended classes after clusters, with agencies urging monitoring, cleaning and ventilation at schools and care facilities.
- Platform data and local accounts describe a roughly 500% mid-November jump in antiviral purchases and reports of crowded clinics.