China's respiratory illness rise due to known pathogens -official
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[December 02, 2023]
SHENZHEN, China (Reuters) -China's surge in respiratory illness
is caused by known pathogens and there is no sign of new infectious
diseases, a health official said on Saturday as the country faces its
first full winter since lifting strict COVID-19 restrictions.
The spike in illness in the country where COVID emerged in late 2019
attracted the spotlight when the World Health Organization sought
information last week, citing a report on clusters of undiagnosed
pneumonia in children.
Chinese authorities will open more paediatric outpatient clinics, seek
to ensure more elderly people and children receive flu vaccines and
encourage people to wear masks and wash their hands, Mi Feng, an
official with China's National Health Commission, told a press
conference.
Doctors in China and experts abroad have not expressed alarm about
China's outbreaks, given that many other countries saw similar increases
in respiratory diseases after easing pandemic measures, which China did
at the end of last year.
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for their rides outside a children's hospital in Beijing, China
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