The World Health Organization says it has asked the Chinese authorities to share more information regarding a spike in respiratory illnesses and clusters of pneumonia reported among children in the country. According to a statement shared late Wednesday, the WHO said it made an official request to China for epidemiologic and clinical information, as well […]
LONDON, Nov 23 (Reuters) – 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. “We have to be careful,” said Marion Koopmans, a Dutch virologist who advised the WHO on COVID-19. “We […]
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EXPLAINER The WHO has asked China for more information on the undiagnosed pneumonia outbreak that has spiked since October. As China experiences its first winter without strict COVID-19 restrictions since the outbreak of the pandemic three years ago, a wave of respiratory illnesses is sweeping across the country. The unusual rise in cases has prompted […]
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A cheap and easily taken drug used to treat fungal nail infections has been found to be highly effective against a devastating flesh and bone-eating disease found across Africa, Asia and the Americas. Researchers say the breakthrough offers hope to thousands of patients who have suffered decades of neglect and can face amputations if the […]
India saw a single-day rise of 49 fresh COVID-19 infections while the active cases have been recorded at 207, according to Union Health Ministry data updated on Wednesday. The country’s COVID-19 case tally stands at 4.50 crore (4,50,01,655) and the death toll at 5,33,295, the data updated at 8 am stated. Image Source: Reuters
The World Health Organization has asked China for details about a rise in respiratory illnesses that has been reported in northern parts of the country, particularly among children. Epidemiologists have warned that as China heads into its first winter since the lifting of zero-Covid restrictions, natural levels of immunity to respiratory viruses may be lower […]
By Ashley Nickel For Daily Mail Australia Published: 05:33 EST, 23 November 2023 | Updated: 05:33 EST, 23 November 2023
GENEVA — The World Health Organization says it has made an official request to China for information about a potentially worrying spike in respiratory illnesses and clusters of pneumonia in children. The U.N. health agency cited unspecified media reports and a global infectious disease monitoring service as reporting clusters of undiagnosed pneumonia in children in […]