Last Updated: November 30, 2023, 06:14 IST
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Wang Yi made the remarks on the United Nations in New York the place he’s chairing a U.N. Security Council session on the Israel-Hamas battle. (Reuters File Photo)
China’s Foreign Minister reassures management over current respiratory diseases. WHO confirms no new pathogens, emphasizes international cooperation
Foreign Minister Wang Yi has downplayed the current surge in respiratory diseases in China, describing it as a typical problem confronted by all nations and underneath the efficient management of Chinese authorities. He made the remarks on the United Nations in New York the place he’s chairing a UN Security Council session on the Israel-Hamas battle.
“Recently we have seen some clusters of flu cases among children in certain parts of China. In fact, that is a very common phenomenon in many countries, and in China that has been put under effective control,” Wang advised reporters. “China’s interactions with the international community will not be affected by any factors, and we welcome more visits from friends from across the world,” he mentioned.
Last week, the World Health Organization (WHO) requested China present detailed data on a rise in respiratory diseases and reported clusters of pneumonia in youngsters. However, a senior WHO official mentioned on Monday that the spike in diseases in China isn’t as excessive as earlier than the Covid-19 pandemic, and reiterated that no new or uncommon pathogens had been discovered within the current instances.
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“We asked about comparisons prior to the pandemic. And the waves that they’re seeing now, the peak is not as high as what they saw in 2018-2019,” mentioned Maria Van Kerkhove, performing director of the WHO’s Department of Epidemic and Pandemic Preparedness and Prevention.
“This is not an indication of a novel pathogen. This is expected. This is what most countries dealt with a year or two ago,” she added. Both China and the WHO have confronted questions concerning the transparency of reporting on the earliest COVID-19 instances that emerged within the central Chinese metropolis of Wuhan in late 2019.
(With company inputs)
