H1N1 treatment is economic worry

As the increase of A/H1N1 flu cases in the city slows, worries are growing among some patients and families not only about their lives, but about the financial burdens.

"My husband had been here for more than 10 days, and it has cost me about 200,000 yuan," said a young woman waiting outside of ICU at Ditan Hospital, one of the two best hospitals for treating infectious diseases alongside You'an Hospital.

The Beijing woman, who declined to be named, said she had been forced to borrow money from her relatives.