“This is not an indication of a novel pathogen,” the World Health Organization’s Maria Van Kerkhove said of a recent spike in respiratory illnesses in China.
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What’s behind China’s mysterious wave of childhood pneumonia?
A surge of infections was expected in the country this winter, China’s first without COVID-19 restrictions since the pandemic began in 2020. What is unusual, say epidemiologists, is the high prevalence of pneumonia in China.
China breaks silence on mystery illness sparking epidemic fears as WHO demands answers
China has been grappling with a surge in hospital admissions of children for weeks, with local reports claiming health facilities are being overwhelmed by new patients as the WHO has demanded answers.
One Year After Protests Shook China, Participants Ponder the Meaning of the Brief Flare of Defiance
The protests were a brief flare of defiance, the most direct challenge to the Communist Party’s authority in decades. For the young people who took part, it was their first protest. Now, many of them…
China’s “mystery” outbreak likely a post-COVID surge of common winter germs
Chinese officials told the WHO that while there were no detections of unusual or novel pathogens, there was a general increase of infections from multiple known pathogens. They also acknowledged that hospitals and clinics are…
China’s hospitals are filling again, but don’t worry
Children are flooding hospitals now in the same way they did in the U.S. a year ago, infectious disease experts told POLITICO. China’s getting hit now, as virus season arrives, because it maintained Covid lockdowns…
Strange Spike of Child Pneumonia Cases in China Likely Not a Novel Pathogen, Officials Say
Local officials told the World Health Organization that the outbreaks are most likely a rebound of common germs.
China’s New ‘Mystery Pneumonia’ Sounds Like COVID All Over Again — Here’s What We Know So Far
The outbreak has left many fearing another global pandemic, with some comparing current scenes in China to the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. Officials in China have attempted to quell fears that a new…
New epidemic? China responds to WHO’s requests
China insists that the recent wave of respiratory diseases is attributed to influenza and other known pathogens. The significant number of cases recently logged has drawn the attention of the World Health Organization.
Centre Urges States To Review Hospital Preparedness Amid Pneumonia Outbreak In China
The Health Ministry has directed the States and Union Territories to immediately review public health and hospital preparedness measures in view of the outbreaks of H9N2 (Avian influenza virus) cases and clusters of respiratory illness…
Countries Prepare for China’s Pneumonia Outbreak to Spread
Northern provinces in China have experienced a jump in flu-like illnesses for five weeks straight since mid-October. The fast spread of the COVID-19 in 2020 prompted extreme public health restrictions and quarantine measures, and several…
China: Crowds descend on Beijing hospital as mystery illness hits city
Scenes reminiscent of the height of the Covid pandemic returned to China as swathes of mask-wearers packed into a Beijing hospital.READ THE FULL STORY
China insists soaring pneumonia cases crippling hospitals is not caused by new virus
China has insisted that the frightening spike in pneumonia cases across the country -with 7,000 patients admitted a day – is not being caused by a new virus as the World Health Organization launches a
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