A/H1N1 flu cases in the Chinese mainland last week took up 26.8 percent of all flu cases, down from 39.1 percent the previous week.

According to a notice released Wednesday on the website of the Ministry of Health, from Jan. 18 to 24, the Chinese mainland reported a total of 1,074 A/H1N1 cases, 255 hospitalized cases and and 21 deaths related due to the A/H1N1 cases.

The notice said that currently in most parts of the country, A/H1N1 flu virus were still spreading at a community level.

As the Spring Festival is coming and a huge number of people would travel back home for family reunions, the ministry urged migrant workers and students to take full protection against the virus during their journey.