According to the Daily Star, China has prepared for the worst case scenario if the new virus breaks out – which is spreading with symptoms similar to Covid-19.
Previously, on December 27, 2024, Hoan Cau Times newspaperreported that China’s National Bureau of Disease Control and Prevention is testing a system to proactively monitor pneumonia. Same day, sheet China Dailyreported a continued peak in respiratory diseases and, although less intense than the previous peak, various infectious diseases are expected to continue until spring.
Many Chinese hospitals are overloaded with pneumonia
Responding to a reporter’s question at a regular press conference on January 3, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Mao Ning said respiratory diseases seemed to be less serious and spreading on a smaller scale than last year. Reply sheet Newsweekthe World Health Organization (WHO) quoted a report from the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention on January 2 saying “as expected for this time of year, there is a month-on-month increase in infections Acute respiratory infections, including seasonal influenza, RSV (respiratory syncytial virus) and human metapneumovirus (HMPV)”.
Covid-19 patients at a hospital in Hebei province (China) in January 2023
Yesterday afternoon (January 5), the Department of Preventive Medicine (Ministry of Health of Vietnam) said that on January 2, a number of foreign websites reported on an outbreak of disease occurring in China with many cases. infected with a virus that causes pneumonia in humans (human metapneumovirus – HMPV) and assessed that the disease was spreading quickly with symptoms similar to flu and Covid-19 and was also concerned about another medical crisis after Covid-19. 19.
The Department of Preventive Medicine quickly contacted the World Health Organization (WHO) in Vietnam and the Asia-Pacific region as well as the focal point for implementing the International Health Regulations (IHR) of China to find out information. Up to now, WHO has no official information about the Pandemic situation in China, and has not verified the reliability and legitimacy of the above information.
The Department of Preventive Medicine added that according to the report on the results of key surveillance of acute respiratory infectious diseases in week 52, 2024 of Chinese specialized agencies, patient samples collected from the department Outpatient examinations and emergency departments of hospitals recorded the main pathogens as influenza virus, HMPV and rhinovirus; Specimens of severe acute respiratory infections requiring hospitalization recorded the main pathogens as influenza virus, mycoplasma pneumoniae and HMPV. China is in winter, respiratory diseases tend to increase during this time, including the main agents are seasonal influenza virus, pediatric respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), HMPV. China’s surveillance results also show that the number of cases of respiratory diseases with flu-like symptoms is lower than the same period last year.
Leaders of the Department of Preventive Medicine (Vietnam) said they have proactively monitored and monitored information on developments in respiratory transmitted diseases in China. The Department will continue to closely follow the developments of the Pandemic situation; Coordinate closely with WHO, China’s focal point for IHR implementation, to update information and proactively provide and share complete and accurate information, avoiding confusion and anxiety but at the same time not being subjective. , ignoring the developments of the Pandemic situation.
