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Uggh, I hate to be so cynical, but I have a bad feeling about something. The World Health Organization (WHO) is reportedly concerned about a spike in respiratory illnesses and a “cluster of pneumonia” in children in China, and has officially asked the country for detailed information about what’s going on.
Chinese authorities from the National Health Commission earlier this month reported an increase in respiratory diseases in China, attributing the rise to the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions and the spread of the flu and other respiratory viruses, WHO said Wednesday.
The U.N. health agency cited unspecified media reports and a global infectious disease monitoring service as reporting clusters of undiagnosed pneumonia in children in northern China, though said it was unclear whether those were linked to a rise in respiratory infections reported by Chinese authorities.
Scientists outside of China said the circumstances should be monitored but were not concerned that the surge was a sign of a new global outbreak.
Not yet, anyway. I hate to think this way, but I get the feeling we’re being conditioned for another global pandemic. I hope I’m wrong.
