Nine patients are currently being treated with flu-related infections in intensive care units across Cyprus, two of whom are under the age of 40.
State health services organisation (Okypy) spokesman Charalambos Charilaou said a significant portion of the population had come down with flu over the past weeks.
Charilaou called on the public to take precautions and seek the advice of their GPs as soon as any symptoms appear.
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