China on ALERT over likely COVID-19 relapse ahead of winter
1 year, 1 month ago

China on ALERT over likely COVID-19 relapse ahead of winter

India TV News  

COVID-19 alert: Ahead of the winter season, an alert has been sounded across China about the relapse of COVID-19 infections and experts have asked elderly and vulnerable populations to get vaccinated. The Chinese Centre for Disease Control and Prevention showed that a total of 209 new severe COVID-19 cases and 24 deaths caused by COVID-19 were reported across the country in October, with the prevalent strains all being XBB variants. China's top respiratory disease expert Zhong Nanshan warned of a small COVID-19 spike in the winter and reminded the elderly and vulnerable populations to get vaccinated as soon as possible. As the winter approached, apart from the risk of COVID-19 infection, there has been a high incidence of mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia and influenza in recent weeks, the CDC said and cautioned about mixed infection of multiple respiratory pathogens until next spring, the Global Times report said.

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Experts stress good personal hygiene, vaccination as respiratory illnesses rise
1 month ago

Experts stress good personal hygiene, vaccination as respiratory illnesses rise

China Daily  

Since the risk of respiratory infectious disease has increased as temperatures drop, experts emphasized the importance of maintaining good personal hygiene and getting vaccinated promptly. Regarding the recent rise in mycoplasma pneumonia infections among children in northern China, respiratory symptoms such as coughing are dominant, with most cases being mild, said Wang Quan, a chief physician from Beijing Children's Hospital, …

COVID-19 variants becoming immune-evasive, China CDC says
2 months, 3 weeks ago

COVID-19 variants becoming immune-evasive, China CDC says

China Daily  

The dominant COVID-19 variants in China have not shown significant changes in their pathogenicity, but novel strains are becoming increasingly immune-evasive, the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday. "We have not observed obvious changes in the pathogenicity of offshoots of XDV and JN.1," the China CDC said. The China CDC added that emerging strains are evolving …

Doctors Predict What COVID Cases Will Be Like This Fall And Winter
3 months, 1 week ago

Doctors Predict What COVID Cases Will Be Like This Fall And Winter

Huff Post  

d3sign via Getty Images The new COVID-19 shot is the best way to protect yourself from a bad infection this fall and winter. “I anticipate that we will see higher numbers of COVID beginning with the fall and winter months,” said Dr. Matthew Binnicker, the director of clinical virology at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. “The fall and winter months …

COVID-19 infections not problematic, experts say
4 months, 1 week ago

COVID-19 infections not problematic, experts say

China Daily  

The number of people in China being infected with COVID-19 is fluctuating reasonably and won't be a burden on medical resources or the public, experts said. However, the National Medical Center for Infectious Diseases said the percentage of people catching flu and testing positive for COVID-19 rose from 8.9 percent in early July to 18.7 percent late last month. "COVID-19 …

Why Covid-19 is spreading this summer
5 months ago

Why Covid-19 is spreading this summer

BBC  

Why Covid-19 is spreading this summer Getty Images Covid-19 doesn't follow normal seasonal patterns, like other respiratory viruses – waves of infection can happen at any time of year. Getty Images New Covid-19 subvariants are finding new ways to escape the immune system Given the need to protect society’s most vulnerable, studying these continually emerging variants remains crucial for updating …

‘Still not over’: WHO cautions of COVID-19 threat ahead of summer holidays after US President Joe Biden tests positive
5 months ago

‘Still not over’: WHO cautions of COVID-19 threat ahead of summer holidays after US President Joe Biden tests positive

Live Mint  

New Delhi: With US President Joe Biden testing positive for COVID-19 before the Presidential elections, the World Health Organisation has warned the public that Covid is still not over. WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus issued a warning, stating that vaccination rates among health professionals and the over-60s—two demographics most at risk of dying from COVID—are alarmingly falling. Globally, 9.8 million …

Pentagon's despicable act drags US to new low: China Daily editorial
6 months ago

Pentagon's despicable act drags US to new low: China Daily editorial

China Daily  

The US Capitol building is seen in Washington, DC, on Nov 8,2022. The particular campaign identified by Reuters was apparently intended to counter what the US perceived as China's growing influence in the Philippines, a nation hit especially hard by the deadly virus, through phony internet accounts meant to impersonate Filipinos. The Pentagon tailored the campaign to local audiences across …

China steps up measures to monitor, control diseases
6 months, 3 weeks ago

China steps up measures to monitor, control diseases

China Daily  

China plans to complete preliminary establishment of a modern disease control system and finish basic construction of a scientific and efficient monitoring, early warning and emergency response system for infectious diseases by the end of 2025, according to an action plan released on Wednesday. The document, jointly released by the National Administration of Disease Control and Prevention and other government …

Chinese scientist who published COVID-19 virus sequence allowed back in his lab after sit-in protest
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Chinese scientist who published COVID-19 virus sequence allowed back in his lab after sit-in protest

Associated Press  

BEIJING — The first scientist to publish a sequence of the COVID-19 virus in China said he was allowed back into his lab after he spent days locked outside, sitting in protest. He added that he is negotiating a plan to relocate the lab in a way that doesn’t disrupt his team’s work with the Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center, …

China stands alone in its attitude towards the pandemic
10 months, 2 weeks ago

China stands alone in its attitude towards the pandemic

Hindustan Times  

The omicron variant of COVID-19 poses enormous challenges for governments. In America, cases are at three times their previous peak in January 2021, hospitals are as busy as they have ever been and deaths have risen by 40% in two weeks to 1,800 per day. Covid In China: Security guards wearing personal protective equipment amid the Covid-19 pandemic sit at …

Revealed: US and China sought to create virus in 2018 similar to Covid
11 months ago

Revealed: US and China sought to create virus in 2018 similar to Covid

Daily Mail  

Bombshell new documents shed light on a shady 2018 project between US and Chinese scientists to create a novel virus with the same rare features seen in Covid. In initial proposals for DEFUSE, the lab work was to be done in a biosafety-level 2 lab, which researchers said would appeal to federal grant-makers as 'highly cost effective' despite the fewer …

REVEALED: How American and Chinese scientists sought to create a virus in 2018 that was almost an EXACT match with Covid
11 months ago

REVEALED: How American and Chinese scientists sought to create a virus in 2018 that was almost an EXACT match with Covid

Daily Mail  

They requested several aspects that are found in the SARS-CoV-2 virus Bombshell new documents shed light on a shady 2018 project between US and Chinese scientists to create a novel virus with the same rare features seen in Covid. All four characteristics scientists sought to create a novel virus in the 2018 research proposal match features of SARS-CoV-2, the virus …

China’s Management of Covid-19 Crisis: A Case Study in Disinformation and Censorship - News18
11 months, 2 weeks ago

China’s Management of Covid-19 Crisis: A Case Study in Disinformation and Censorship - News18

News 18  

Censorship, surveillance, and authoritarianism have become synonyms with China in recent years. The court observed that had the government officials heeded to the warnings from the detained healthcare workers and adopted precautionary measures than taking punitive measures by labelling them as rumourmonger, “it would’ve meant we could better control the coronavirus today.” Dr Li contracted covid19 on January 8, 2020, …

COVID-19 update: WHO asks nations to strengthen surveillance as coronavirus cases rise
11 months, 4 weeks ago

COVID-19 update: WHO asks nations to strengthen surveillance as coronavirus cases rise

India TV News  

COVID-19 update: The World Health Organisation has urged countries in South-East Asia to strengthen surveillance given the increasing cases of respiratory diseases, including due to COVID-19 and its new sub-variant JN.1, and influenza. "For this, countries must strengthen surveillance and sequencing, and ensure sharing of data," said Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh, regional director, WHO South-East Asia. "As people travel and …

China emerged from 'zero-COVID' in 2023 to confront new challenges in a changed world
1 year ago

China emerged from 'zero-COVID' in 2023 to confront new challenges in a changed world

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “This year started on a such …

Southern China experiences rare snowfall, as extreme winter grips the north
1 year ago

Southern China experiences rare snowfall, as extreme winter grips the north

Live Mint  

After facing unprecedented floods due to severe rainfall in July, China is witnessing another episode of extreme weather in December. On Monday, China's south province of Guangdong faced rare snowfall while temperatures in the chilly north dropped to historic lows for the month. During the last winter season, the province's typical early winter temperatures used to hover in the double …

COVID-19 sub-strain JN.1: ‘Monitoring situation,’ says Kerala Health minister
1 year ago

COVID-19 sub-strain JN.1: ‘Monitoring situation,’ says Kerala Health minister

Live Mint  

Kerala Health Minister Veena George on Sunday said that the state government is monitoring the situation and appealed to stay vigilant about the sub-variant. People with comorbidities should be taken care of.” Meanwhile, as reported by ANI, the Union Ministry of Health has initiated preparedness measures after a case of the JN.1 subvariant of COVID has been identified in Kerala …

Freezing temperatures in northern China trigger alert
1 year ago

Freezing temperatures in northern China trigger alert

The Hindu  

China on December 16 issued a low-temperature alert, warning the mercury could drop to historic lows in some areas of the country, one day after President Xi Jinping urged “all-out efforts” to ensure safety. The country’s meteorological authorities on Dec. 16 morning issued a low-temperature warning that forecasted a cold wave across “the greater part” of China that will last …

China detects seven cases of new Covid-19 subvariant JN.1. What are the symptoms?
1 year ago

China detects seven cases of new Covid-19 subvariant JN.1. What are the symptoms?

Hindustan Times  

China has detected seven infections of the Covid subvariant JN.1, news agency Reuters has reported, citing the country's national disease control and prevention administration on Friday. As of December 8, the public health agency of the United States projects that the variant JN.1 makes up between 15–29% of the total cases in the United States. National Indian Medical Association COVID …

December Blues: Is COVID-19 making a comeback amid holiday season?
1 year ago

December Blues: Is COVID-19 making a comeback amid holiday season?

Firstpost  

Several Asian nations, including Singapore and Malaysia, have reported an uptick in COVID-19 cases in the past few weeks. Singapore, Malaysia see COVID-19 spike Singapore has been reporting an uptick in COVID-19 cases over the past two weeks, the country’s Ministry of Health said in a statement on 8 December. In the week ending 2 December, the COVID-19 cases rose …

Scientists see risk of lost opportunity for long COVID research in China
1 year ago

Scientists see risk of lost opportunity for long COVID research in China

The Hindu  

With more than a full year past since China eased restrictions and let COVID-19 sweep its households, scientists are worried a unique opportunity may be slipping away to study long COVID from possibly hundreds of millions of infections in that country. China's rare circumstances - relying on home-grown vaccines and mostly avoiding COVID until late in the pandemic - could, …

Should India be worried by the new spike in respiratory illnesses in China? | In Focus podcast
1 year ago

Should India be worried by the new spike in respiratory illnesses in China? | In Focus podcast

The Hindu  

Reports of a spike in respiratory illnesses in China have recently caused some amount of panic. On November 26, the Indian government asked State Governments to ensure that the influenza-like illnesses and severe acute respiratory illnesses be closely monitored, particularly in children and adolescents. Several State governments have since then, stepped up their surveillance measures, especially as winter sets in, …

COVID, flu, RSV on the rise in California. Is another ‘tripledemic’ coming?
1 year ago

COVID, flu, RSV on the rise in California. Is another ‘tripledemic’ coming?

LA Times  

Respiratory virus season is ramping up in California, prompting health officials to renew their calls for residents to get vaccinated in hopes of reducing potential pressure on health systems across the state. Last year at this time, children’s hospitals across California were under stress, with exceptionally high hospitalization rates related to RSV — including in Orange County, which declared a …

Mapped: Countries where pneumonia cases are rising amid China outbreak
1 year ago

Mapped: Countries where pneumonia cases are rising amid China outbreak

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Please try again later {{ /verifyErrors }} Pneumonia cases …

Congress demands CDC hands over everything it knows about China's mystery pneumonia outbreak
1 year ago

Congress demands CDC hands over everything it knows about China's mystery pneumonia outbreak

Daily Mail  

Outbreaks of the new illness across China were first made public November 21 The committee is demanding answers from CDC to its questions by December 13 A Congressional committee tonight sent a scathing letter to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention demanding it be more transparent regarding the mysterious outbreak of pneumonia in China, stressing the agency could not …

Pneumonia outbreak in China: How Indian states are preparing
1 year ago

Pneumonia outbreak in China: How Indian states are preparing

Hindustan Times  

In view of the mysterious pneumonia outbreak in China, several states in India are overhauling their medical infrastructure. Last week, the Centre had asked all states and Union Territories to review hospital preparedness, saying that the health ministry is closely monitoring the rise of respiratory illness cases in China among children. Gujarat Gujarat health minister Rushikesh Patel said that the …

Pneumonia Outbreak: 6 Indian states on ALERT as china sees massive surge in respiratory infections
1 year ago

Pneumonia Outbreak: 6 Indian states on ALERT as china sees massive surge in respiratory infections

India TV News  

Pneumonia outbreak in China: In response to a surge in pneumonia cases in China, health authorities in six Indian states are on high alert. Haryana: In Haryana, the health department has issued a directive emphasizing the immediate reporting of any instances of "clustering of unusual respiratory illness" in both public and private hospitals. 'Low Risk to India' Earlier last week, …

China's respiratory illness surge not as high as pre-pandemic, says WHO official
1 year ago

China's respiratory illness surge not as high as pre-pandemic, says WHO official

Firstpost  

According to Maria Van Kerkhove, acting director of the WHO’s department of epidemic and pandemic preparation and prevention, the increase seems to be caused by an increase in the number of children catching diseases that they have avoided for the past two years due to COVID limitations A World Health Organisation official has said that although there has been an …

‘Not by novel virus’: What China said on ‘mysterious pneumonia’
1 year ago

‘Not by novel virus’: What China said on ‘mysterious pneumonia’

Hindustan Times  

A pneumonia outbreak in China has alerted the world including the World Health Organization which sought more information about the situation from the country. Medical staff in protective suits treat a patient with pneumonia On Sunday, China's health ministry asked local authorities to increase the number of fever clinics amid the latest crisis. "Efforts should be made to increase the …

Review hospital preparedness: Centre to states amid mysterious pneumonia outbreak in China
1 year ago

Review hospital preparedness: Centre to states amid mysterious pneumonia outbreak in China

Hindustan Times  

The Centre has written to all states and Union Territories asking them to review the hospital preparedness as the health ministry is closely monitoring the rise of respiratory illness cases in China among children. China is witnessing a sudden spike in cases of respiratory illness among children. All cases of influenza-like illness and severe acute respiratory illness among children and …

Govt Asks States to Immediately Review Preparedness Amid China Pneumonia Outbreak
1 year ago

Govt Asks States to Immediately Review Preparedness Amid China Pneumonia Outbreak

News 18  

Union Health Ministry has advised all the states and Union Territories to immediately review public health and hospital preparedness measures in view of the increasing cases of pneumonia in China. The Union Health Secretary — in a letter to all the States and Union Territories — advised them to immediately review the preparedness measures in the health department at a …

China's health ministry seeks more fever clinics amid pneumonia outbreak
1 year ago

China's health ministry seeks more fever clinics amid pneumonia outbreak

Hindustan Times  

China's health ministry on Sunday urged local authorities to increase the number of fever clinics as the country grapples with a surge in respiratory illnesses in its first full winter since easing COVID-19 restrictions. Medical staff in protective suits treat a patient with pneumonia The spike became a global issue last week when the World Health Organization asked China for …

Centre asks states to review hospital preparedness amid China pneumonia scare, says ‘no need for alarm’
1 year ago

Centre asks states to review hospital preparedness amid China pneumonia scare, says ‘no need for alarm’

India TV News  

The Centre on Sunday asked states to review hospitals' preparedness amid the China pneumonia scare. In a letter to all states and Union territories, the Union health secretary has advised them to immediately review public health and hospital preparedness such as availability of beds, drugs and vaccines for influenza, medical oxygen, antibiotics, personal protective equipment, testing kits and reagents, functionality …

‘Our teams are on alert,’ says Kerala Health Minister amid Pneumonia outbreak in China
1 year ago

‘Our teams are on alert,’ says Kerala Health Minister amid Pneumonia outbreak in China

Hindustan Times  

After the pneumonia outbreak in China, Kerala Health Minister Veena George said on Saturday that teams of health officials in the state are on alert. Kerala Health Minister Veena George "The World Health Organisation discussed this with China yesterday. Meanwhile, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said that the ongoing situation of the pneumonia outbreak in China is being keenly observed …

Chinese hospitals ‘overwhelmed with sick children’ after surge in respiratory illness
1 year ago

Chinese hospitals ‘overwhelmed with sick children’ after surge in respiratory illness

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy China insists it has not …

​Closely monitoring H9N2 outbreak in China: Health Ministry of India
1 year ago

​Closely monitoring H9N2 outbreak in China: Health Ministry of India

Op India  

The Union Health Ministry has announced that it is closely monitoring the outbreak of reported outbreak of H9N2 cases and clusters of respiratory illness in children in northern China. The ministry stated in a press release that there is low risk to India from both the avian influenza cases reported from China and the clusters of respiratory illness. #HealthForAll Union …

'Not Like Covid But Cocktail of Viruses': India 'Closely Monitoring' China's Pneumonia Outbreak
1 year ago

'Not Like Covid But Cocktail of Viruses': India 'Closely Monitoring' China's Pneumonia Outbreak

News 18  

Amid the increase in the incidence of respiratory diseases in China, the Union Health Ministry on Friday said it is closely monitoring the outbreak of H9N2 and clusters of respiratory illness in children in the neighbouring country. “There is a low risk to India from both the avian influenza cases reported from China as well as the clusters of respiratory …

Govt closely monitoring respiratory illness outbreak in China, risk to India low
1 year ago

Govt closely monitoring respiratory illness outbreak in China, risk to India low

Hindustan Times  

The Union health ministry is closely monitoring the new outbreak reported in China resulting in respiratory illness among children. China has reported a spike in respiratory illness among children resulting in a massive surge in hospitalisation. The ministry took note of the media reports of a cluster outbreak of mysterious respiratory illness in children in northern China for which WHO …

No ‘unusual’ virus behind rising Pneumonia cases China has clarified, reveals WHO
1 year ago

No ‘unusual’ virus behind rising Pneumonia cases China has clarified, reveals WHO

Firstpost  

Since mid-October 2023, the World Health Organization has been monitoring data from Chinese surveillance systems showing an increase in respiratory illness in children in northern China China has reiterated that no unusual or new pathogens have been detected in the upsurge in child respiratory illnesses in the north, the WHO said on Thursday after putting pressure on Beijing for detailed …

China's pneumonia scare: Transparency please
1 year ago

China's pneumonia scare: Transparency please

Live Mint  

China, where covid broke out in November 2019, is in the spotlight again. The World Health Organization has asked the country for details on an increase in respiratory illnesses and reported clusters of pneumonia in children. In a recent statement, the WHO noted an increase in influenza-like ailments compared to the same autumn of the past three years in China’s …

Spike in illnesses isn’t a new pathogen, China reassures WHO
1 year ago

Spike in illnesses isn’t a new pathogen, China reassures WHO

Salon  

An outbreak of respiratory illnesses in China has sparked alarm, but the sudden rise in sickness is not related to a new virus, according to Chinese health authorities. So far, the data suggests that there’s nothing out of the ordinary, but both the WHO and China have been criticized in the past for not being entirely transparent about the COVID-19 …

WHO asks China to provide information on increase in respiratory illnesses, pneumonia
1 year, 1 month ago

WHO asks China to provide information on increase in respiratory illnesses, pneumonia

Op India  

The WHO has made an official request to China for detailed information on an increase in respiratory illnesses and reported clusters of pneumonia in children in the country. Chinese authorities from the National Health Commission at a press conference on November 13, reported an increase in the incidence of respiratory diseases in China. Chinese authorities attributed this increase to the …

On China pneumonia outbreak, scientists caution to not press ‘pandemic panic button’
1 year, 1 month ago

On China pneumonia outbreak, scientists caution to not press ‘pandemic panic button’

Hindustan Times  

Leading scientists urged caution over fears of another pandemic on Thursday after the World Health Organization requested more information from China on a rise of respiratory illnesses and pneumonia clusters among children. The standard wording of the alert echoed the first-ever notice about what would become COVID-19, sent on Dec. 30 2019: "Undiagnosed pneumonia - China." "I am not going …

WHO asks China to provide more details on spike in pneumonia cases among children
1 year, 1 month ago

WHO asks China to provide more details on spike in pneumonia cases among children

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. There are reports of hospitals in northern China facing …

WHO calls on China to reinstate masks, social distancing and staying home when ill amid mystery pneumonia outbreak
1 year, 1 month ago

WHO calls on China to reinstate masks, social distancing and staying home when ill amid mystery pneumonia outbreak

Daily Mail  

China must be more transparent on new outbreak than with Covid, experts say People in China should wear masks, socially distance and stay home if unwell amid an outbreak of a mystery respiratory illness, global health chiefs have warned. Students being dismissed from a school in Beijing as the city and others in Northern China are hit by a wave …

China Sees Surge in ‘Unexplained’ Pneumonia Cases Among Children; WHO Seeks More Details
1 year, 1 month ago

China Sees Surge in ‘Unexplained’ Pneumonia Cases Among Children; WHO Seeks More Details

News 18  

Masks and social distancing have made a comeback in China due to a mysterious pneumonia outbreak. As the country experiences a strain on hospitals because of a sharp increase in cases of unexplained illness, especially among children, the World Health Organization issued a guidance on Wednesday. Earlier this week, ProMED, noted a growing number of media reports of clusters of …

WHO asks China for more information about rise in illnesses and pneumonia clusters
1 year, 1 month ago

WHO asks China for more information about rise in illnesses and pneumonia clusters

Associated Press  

GENEVA — Chinese officials say they did not detect any “unusual or novel diseases” in the country, the World Health Organization said Thursday, following an official request by the U.N. health agency for information about a potentially worrying spike in respiratory illnesses and clusters of pneumonia in children. WHO noted that authorities at China’s National Health Commission on Nov. 13 …

WHO asks China for more data on respiratory illnesses outbreak
1 year, 1 month ago

WHO asks China for more data on respiratory illnesses outbreak

The Hindu  

The World Health Organization has asked China for more data on respiratory illnesses spreading in the north of the country, but Beijing offered no public comment on Thursday. "WHO has made an official request to China for detailed information on an increase in respiratory illnesses and reported clusters of pneumonia in children," the UN health body said in a statement …

Mysterious pneumonia outbreak in China, WHO seeks details: 10 points
1 year, 1 month ago

Mysterious pneumonia outbreak in China, WHO seeks details: 10 points

Hindustan Times  

China has reported an outbreak of influenza-like illness mostly among children prompting the World Health Organization to seek more details from the country about the mysterious outbreak. Purported videos of China hospitals overflowing with patients suffering from mysterious pneumonia surfaced on X. ProMed, which is a publicly available surveillance system conducting global reporting of infectious disease outbreaks, issued an alert …

WHO asks China for more information on rise in cases of respiratory illness and pneumonia
1 year, 1 month ago

WHO asks China for more information on rise in cases of respiratory illness and pneumonia

LA Times  

Residents line up for mass COVID-19 testing in Beijing in May 2022. The United Nations health agency cited unspecified media reports and a global infectious disease monitoring service as reporting clusters of undiagnosed pneumonia in children in northern China. The WHO noted that authorities at China’s National Health Commission on Nov. 13 reported an increase in respiratory diseases, which they …

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