Weather of Arabia - The World Health Organization expressed its concern about the increase in cases of respiratory diseases and pneumonia in China, as it called on the authorities to provide detailed information about this situation. In this context, the organization urged the population to take precautionary “measures” to prevent these diseases .
This concern comes about four years after the emergence of “contagious pneumonia” in China, which was behind the Covid-19 pandemic. The organization has previously been criticized for not issuing warnings earlier.
The organization stated that it had sent an official request to China to obtain detailed information about the increase in cases of respiratory diseases and the spread of pneumonia among children. It also called on the population in China to take preventive measures, such as recommended vaccination, avoiding contact with sick people, and staying away from public places when infected with the disease. Conducting examinations and seeking medical care when necessary, in addition to wearing masks, ensuring good ventilation, and washing hands regularly.
The importance of improving disease surveillance in health institutions and enhancing the health system's ability to care for patients was emphasized, in accordance with the guidance of the World Health Organization. On the other hand, Chinese official media and the Pro-Med disease monitoring organization reported unconfirmed cases of pneumonia among children. In northern China.
In this context, the organization confirmed that it is seeking to obtain more information from “Pro Med,” stressing the need to obtain additional environmental and clinical data, including laboratory results, about cases of the spread of the disease among children. The organization also requests additional information about the spread of pathogens. known diseases, such as influenza, SARS-CoV-2, and Mycoplasma pneumoniae, in addition to the health system’s ability to deal with these cases.
It is worth noting that Beijing is currently facing a cold wave, which increases the spread of infectious respiratory diseases, and the Chinese authorities had previously urged to improve preparedness for such conditions.
On Thursday, AFP journalists noticed large numbers of parents and children arriving at a pediatric hospital in Beijing. Among them is Zhou Yidong, who reported that his four-year-old daughter was suffering from pneumonia linked to Mycoplasma pneumoniae. Where he said:
“We are no longer sending her to nursery at the moment, and many of her classmates are also infected.”
Li Meilin, 42, came to the hospital with her daughter, who also suffers from pneumonia associated with Mycoplasma pneumoniae, and said:
“She does not have many symptoms, but it is true that many children her age are now suffering from respiratory diseases.”
She added:
“I am not worried about this announcement from the World Health Organization. We are in the winter and it is normal that there will be more cases of respiratory diseases.”
For its part, the World Health Organization confirms that it is communicating with doctors and scientists in China through its technical partnerships and networks, while criticizing the Chinese authorities for the lack of transparency during the investigation into the origin of the Covid-19 pandemic , the first infections of which appeared in China at the end of 2019, and no results have been reached. Final conclusion yet.
China announced that it has not discovered any "unusual or new pathogens" linked to a rise in cases of respiratory illness in the country's north, according to the World Health Organization on Thursday.
The World Health Organization report stated:
“The Chinese authorities have confirmed that no unusual or new pathogens or unusual clinical symptoms have been detected, including in Beijing and Liaoning, but a general increase in cases of respiratory diseases resulting from multiple factors of known pathogens has been observed,” according to what was reported by Agence France-Presse. Press.”
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