More than 1,300 cases of respiratory viral infections have been recorded in the municipality of Chisinau during the first week of the year. Children were the most affected, Info-Prim Neo reports. Health Division head Luminita Suveica Monday said the situation cannot be considered alarming as it is typical of the cold season. ”A number of 47 persons have been hospitalized, including 42 children. No case of flu has been reported so far. The epidemiological situation is characteristic of the season,” said Luminita Suveica.