Super Typhoon Mawar is barrelling toward Guam, the largest and southernmost of the Mariana Islands and the largest island in Micronesia as the strongest storm in more than 60 years.

Meteorologists predict that certain districts within Haikou, including Wenchang, Qionghai, Ding'an, Tunchang, Danzhou, Chengmai, and Lingao, may experience rainfall exceeding 50 millimetres, with localized areas potentially exceeding 200 millimetres.

According to experts from the Hainan Provincial Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, the monitoring data shows a rapid increase in the level of influenza virus activity in Hainan Province recently. As we enter the flu season in 2023, it has arrived nearly a month earlier than in previous years.

Starting from July 2023, all e-bike riders in China will be required to wear helmets that comply with the new national standard. The standard sets strict rules for the durability and reliability of the straps and other components, collision energy absorption, puncture resistance, and eye protection.

On March 13th, the Ministry of Education, the National Health Commission, and the National Centre for Disease Control and Prevention jointly issued a notice clarifying that masks are no longer mandatory for teachers and students in higher education institutions, primary and secondary schools, and kindergartens.

According to news reports, influenza has become more prevalent than COVID-19 in Beijing as of February 2023 with the most common subtype of influenza detected being H1N1. Some schools across the country have temporarily suspend face-to-face classes as a result of scattered clusters of COVID-19 cases or H1N1 influenza, leading experts to call for calm and reassuring people not to worry.

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), also called human respiratory syncytial virus (hRSV) and human orthopneumovirus, is a common, contagious virus that causes infections of the respiratory tract. Currently, there is no vaccine against RSV.

With the end of the Spring Festival holiday, universities and primary and secondary schools across the country have been announcing their opening times.

The Haikou City dog licensing centre issued a reminder to all dog owners that registration certificates are only valid for one year, and to please renew on time.