A respiratory virus is spreading in China. Here's why it's not
1 day ago · Human metapneumovirus is spreading in China, but health experts say it is not a repeat of the COVID-19 pandemic. Unlike COVID-19, HMPV has been around for decades, meaning we know how it spreads ...
WHO continues to urge China to share data five years after COVID-19
WHO recalled that on 31 December 2019, its Country Office in China picked up a media statement by the Wuhan Municipal Health Commission from their website on cases of “viral pneumonia” in the city. “In the weeks, months and years that unfolded after that, COVID-19 came to shape our lives and our world,” the UN agency said on Monday. Worldwide, there have been 777,074,803 confirmed ...
China Faces New Virus Outbreak Five Years After Covid Crisis
5 days ago · China is facing a new virus outbreak, with the Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) spreading rapidly, causing flu-like and COVID-19-like symptoms. Hospitals, especially children's hospitals, are overwhelmed.
WHO urges China to share Covid origins data, five years on from …
Dec 31, 2024 · The World Health Organization has urged China to share data to help understand the origins of Covid-19, five years on from the start of the pandemic in the Chinese city of Wuhan. On December 31 ...
Coronavirus China: Latest News and Updates | South China Morning Post
Nov 2, 2024 · Latest news and updates on the impact of a new strain of coronavirus on mainland China. The first cases of the virus, which causes the disease Covid-19 and has killed more than 3,000 in...
China Covid: How many cases and deaths are there? - BBC
Jan 16, 2023 · Between 8 December and 12 January, China says there were 59,938 Covid-related deaths across the country. This figure, published on 15 January, was the first update to its death toll since...
WHO still waiting for COVID-19 data from China five years on
Dec 31, 2024 · GENEVA — Five years after the first cases of a new lung disease were reported in the Chinese city of Wuhan, the World Health Organization is still waiting for full cooperation from Beijing to ...
China faces a new Covid wave that could peak at 65 million ... - NBC News
May 26, 2023 · Now, with the latest omicron variant, XBB, fueling a resurgence in cases, the response from China’s government and the public is muted at best. The surge comes about six months after the country...
China Covid: Record number of cases as virus surges nationwide - BBC
Nov 24, 2022 · China has recorded its highest number of daily Covid cases since the pandemic began, despite stringent measures designed to eliminate the virus. Several major cities including the capital Beijing...
China Covid: Millions back in lockdown as Beijing doubles down on ... - BBC
Dozens of cities across China, including Wuhan where the coronavirus was first recorded, have gone into lockdown - as the country pursues leader Xi Jinping's zero-Covid policy.