2023-11-24 06:03:49
China wanted to be reassuring. The UN health agency reported on Thursday that Chinese authorities assure that they have not detected any new or unusual pathogens linked to the increase in cases of lung diseases in the north of the country, the World Health Organization said on Thursday. health.
“Chinese authorities have indicated that no new or unusual pathogens have been detected, nor unusual clinical signs, including in Beijing and Liaoning, but only the general increase in the number of cases of respiratory illnesses due to pathogens known,” the WHO said in a statement, after requesting detailed information from Beijing.
WHO statement on reported clusters of respiratory illness in children in northern China
WHO has made an official request to #China for detailed information on an increase in respiratory illnesses and reported clusters of pneumonia in children.
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— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) November 22, 2023
Since mid-October, the WHO has been studying data from Chinese surveillance systems which show a significant increase in respiratory illnesses among children in northern China. The agency said it had made a formal request to Beijing for more data, but the Chinese government made no official comment Thursday.
The Geneva-based organization said a teleconference was held on Thursday with the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention and Beijing Children’s Hospital, with assistance from the National Health Commission. She recommends that the Chinese population respect “measures aimed at reducing the risk of respiratory disease”.
Already recommended during the Covid-19 pandemic and during epidemics in general, these include vaccination, distancing from patients, isolation in the event of symptoms, tests and care if necessary as well as the wearing of mask. Speaking to the press on November 13, Chinese authorities attributed this increase in respiratory illnesses to the abandonment this year of anti-Covid health restrictions and the circulation of known pathogens.
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