The Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital’s (IGMH) emergency flu clinic, established on Saturday, has seen more than 1,000 patients and admitted four, the hospital said.

IGMH’s media director, Ahmed Mausoom, told RaajjeMV on Wednesday that 126 of patients were elderly and 19 were below the age of five. The total number of walk-in patients to the clinic has been 1,068.

Mausoom further said that 473 patients had visited the clinic on Tuesday alone.

The flu clinic was moved to Thaajudheen School, down the road from the hospital, and has been treating patients there since Tuesday.

Seven doctors at a time are assigned to the clinic.