The World Health Organization (WHO) has expressed concern about an increase in childhood pneumonia cases detected in China, which Chinese authorities attribute to the lifting of coronavirus restrictions.
In a statement posted on social network . “Respiratory diseases”.
Chinese authorities and media have reported an increase in respiratory illnesses, including some undiagnosed pneumonia among children in the country’s north.
On November 22, the World Health Organization requested “additional epidemiological and clinical information, as well as laboratory results of the outbreak identified in children.” He also requested “additional information on recent transmission trends of known pathogens, particularly influenza, SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes covid-19), RSV affecting infants, causing bronchiolitis and Mycoplasma pneumoniae, and the extent of infection Congestion in the health system,” the statement added.
The organization noted that Chinese authorities have attributed the increase in respiratory illnesses to the lifting of anti-epidemic restrictions and the spread of known pathogens.