Experts warn the chronically ill tourists traveling to destinations affected by the flu after the death of Barbie Hsu

“High-risk patients should consider delaying their trip if fate faces a serious influenza outbreak,” said Dr. Leung Chi-Chiu, a specialist in respiratory medicine, as cited by the Post in the morning of southern China.

He warned that travelers with pre -existing medical conditions are more likely to develop serious complications if they contract the flu.

Other respiratory health experts advised travelers to receive a flu vaccine at least two weeks before the game to give time to develop the antibodies.

They also recommended using masks in areas full of people, maintaining good hand hygiene when visiting countries with general flu activity, keeping a local emergency contact record and shopping for travel insurance before their trip.

This guide occurs after actress Taiwanesa Barbie Hsu, 49, also known as “Big S”, died on Sunday due to the influenza complicated by pneumonia while he was on vacation in Japan during the new year holidays of the New Year.

His death has caused a wave of online discussions, and Internet users share their own experiences of falling ill after visiting Japan, according to The standard.

In an online forum, a thread asked if others had experienced a significant disease after traveling to Japan attracted numerous answers.

Since the beginning of 2025, avian influenza has extended rapidly by Japan.

5,000 designated medical institutions reported 172,417 cases of influenza from January 6 to 12, with an average of 35.02 patients per institution, exceeding the alert threshold of 30 per fourth consecutive week, according to Kyodo news.

In China, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention reported last month that, although the influenza infection rate has shown signs of deceleration, the total number of cases of acute respiratory diseases continued to increase.

The activity of the flu was expected to gradually decrease from January to the end.

The Taiwan flu season began in the first week of January.

From January 19 to 25, hospital visits for flu -similar diseases reached 162,352, the highest number recorded for the same week in a decade, according to the Taipei Times.