Hulhumale’ Hospital has opened a flu clinic due to the increase of reports of viral fever and flu.

Aasandha Company, which runs the hospital, said the flu clinic was opened to better treat island residents.

Noting that the hospital visits due to the flu has increased, Aasandha said that the clinic will make it easier for flu patients to be treated and will ease the burden on the hospital to receive other patients.

The company said that the flu clinic will be open for 16 hours a day, from 8am to 12am, the next day.

ADK Hospital has opened a flu clinic of its own and Indhira Gandhi Memorial Hospital has requested that people not visit unless absolutely necessary.