Foreign Minister says flu outbreak in China is under control

The World Health Organization (WHO) last week asked China to provide details on the rise in respiratory illnesses and report clusters of pneumonia in children.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi. Photo: Reuters

However, a WHO official said on Monday that the spike in cases in China was not as high as before the COVID-19 pandemic and reiterated that no new or unusual pathogens were found in recent cases.

"We have recently seen some clusters of influenza cases among children in some parts of China. In fact, it is a very common phenomenon in many countries and in China it has been effectively controlled," Wang Yi told reporters at the United Nations, where he was chairing a Security Council session on the Israel-Hamas conflict.

“China's interactions with the international community will not be affected by any factors, and we welcome more visits from friends from around the world ,” he said.

Earlier, China's National Health Commission spokesman Mi Feng said the surge in infections was due to a variety of pathogens, including influenza viruses as well as rhinoviruses, mycoplasma pneumoniae, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and adenoviruses.

Hoang Anh (according to Reuters, CNA)

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