China's respiratory illness rise due to known pathogens, official says
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An ambulance leaves a children's hospital in Beijing, China November 24, 2023. REUTERS/Florence Lo/File Photo
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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