The mass outbreak of influenza in Beijing at the beginning of the year seems to have abated, according to figures released by the municipal health bureau.

 

"Since mid-January, cases of infectious diseases have been on the decline in Beijing," said a bureau official.

 

A report which monitored 122 central community hospitals across the capital said there were 1,989 cases of human flu on Jan. 29, compared with 6,620 cases on Jan. 10.

 

(Xinhua News Agency February 1, 2007)