{"id":83790,"date":"2023-11-26T18:19:19","date_gmt":"2023-11-26T18:19:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.estaql.com\/china-insists-mystery-respiratory-illness-is-from-flu-and-known-pathogens-not-novel-virus-world-news\/"},"modified":"2023-11-26T18:19:19","modified_gmt":"2023-11-26T18:19:19","slug":"china-insists-mystery-respiratory-illness-is-from-flu-and-known-pathogens-not-novel-virus-world-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/estaql.com\/seo\/china-insists-mystery-respiratory-illness-is-from-flu-and-known-pathogens-not-novel-virus-world-news\/","title":{"rendered":"China insists mystery respiratory illness is from flu and known pathogens – not novel virus | World News"},"content":{"rendered":"

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China insists mystery respiratory illness is from flu and known pathogens – not novel virus | World News<\/h2>\n

China insists mystery respiratory illness is from flu and known pathogens – not novel virus | World News<\/p>\n

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China has said its outbreak of a respiratory illness stems from the flu and other known pathogens – while questions about its origins rise.<\/p>\n

A spokesperson from China’s<\/strong> National Health Commission said clusters of respiratory infections across the country are caused by an overlap of common viruses.<\/p>\n

They cited the influenza virus, rhinoviruses, the respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, the adenovirus as well as bacteria such as mycoplasma pneumoniae as the culprits.<\/p>\n

In response, the ministry called for more fever clinics and vaccinations for children and the elderly.<\/p>\n

Ministry spokesman Mi Feng also said: “Efforts should be made to increase the opening of relevant clinics and treatment areas, extend service hours and increase the supply of medicines.”<\/p>\n

The statements come after a Beijing children’s hospital earlier told state media CCTV that at least 7,000 patients were being admitted daily to the institution, exceeding capacity.<\/p>\n

And last week, the largest paediatric hospital in nearby Tianjin reportedly received more than 13,000 children at its outpatient and emergency departments.<\/p>\n

The World Health Organisation formally requested information on the outbreak from China<\/strong> earlier this week, describing the rare request as a “routine” check.<\/p>\n

On Thursday, Chinese health officials carried out a teleconference with the WHO, providing data that showed an increase in hospital admissions of children due to diseases commonly seen in the autumn since October.<\/p>\n

The WHO added Chinese officials maintained the spike in infections had not overloaded the country’s hospitals, and explained they made the request via an international legal mechanism.<\/p>\n

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Despite the information, the group also said there was too little data to assess the risk of the reported cases.<\/p>\n

Chinese health authorities later said they found no “unusual or novel diseases”.<\/p>\n

They added they believe the rising infections are also linked to the country’s first full cold season after strict Covid restrictions were lifted last December.<\/p>\n

Three years on from when the cases were first detected in the central Chinese city of Wuhan in the latter months of 2019 – there is still debate about the origins of the coronavirus<\/strong> outbreak.<\/p>\n

Writing on X, formerly Twitter, Dr Krutika Kuppalli, who is part of the WHO’s emergency programme, said the outbreaks “really could be anything”.<\/p>\n

She warned against jumping to conclusions, saying: “The point is we need information.”<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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