WHO is monitoring a surge of respiratory illnesses among children in China, due to known pathogens. Chinese health authorities attribute the increase to the lif
Once again, the rising cases of respiratory illness in China have made people worried. Should India be worried about this surge? In an interaction with news agency ANI, Dr SK Kabra, (HoD Mother and Child Block, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, AIIMS) said that viral infections are common in winters and there is no possibility of another pandemic like COVID yet.
Chinese health authorities respond to WHO's inquiry on increased respiratory illnesses in children. Data links rise to lifted COVID-19 restrictions and known pathogens
It is not yet clear what pathogen or pathogens are responsible for the deluge of child hospitalizations, but the underlying cause of this crisis is undoubtedly the collapse of public health in China and internationally over the course of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.