The WHO requested information, including laboratory results and data on recent trends in the spread of respiratory illnesses, from China’s health authorities last week. When COVID-19 restrictions were eased in other countries, influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) drove most spikes in illness. What is unusual, say epidemiologists, is the high prevalence of pneumonia in China. A surge of infections was expected in the country this winter, China’s first without COVID-19 restrictions since the pandemic began in 2020. The World Health Organization (WHO) said last week that common winter infections - rather than any new pathogens - are behind the spike in hospitalizations. Credit: Costfoto/NurPhoto via GettyĬhina is grappling with a surge in respiratory illnesses, including pneumonia, in children. Parents wait for their children to be treated for respiratory disease in Chongqing, China.
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