An important response from China to the significant rise in respiratory and chest diseases

The Chinese Ministry of Health revealed the reasons for the significant increase in respiratory and chest diseases in the country, which attracted the attention of the World Health Organization, explaining that the reason is the result of influenza and other causes, not including a new virus. According to what was reported by the Associated Press, a spokesman for the National Health Commission said that the recent wave of respiratory infections is due to the interaction of common viruses such as influenza virus, rhinovirus, or respiratory syncytial virus, as well as bacteria such as Microplasma pneumoniae, which is the common cause. For respiratory infection. Opening more fever treatment clinics The ministry called on local authorities to open more fever treatment clinics and strengthen vaccination campaigns for children and the elderly as the country battles a wave of respiratory diseases in the first winter since abandoning Covid-19 restrictions. Ministry spokesman Mi Feng stressed the need to make efforts to increase clinics and related treatment facilities, extend service hours and increase medicine supplies, advising individuals to adhere to wearing a medical mask. He also called on local authorities to focus on preventing the spread of the disease in crowded places, such as schools. Nursing homes for the elderly. An alarming rise in respiratory diseases Earlier this week, the World Health Organization officially requested China to provide information about the alarming rise in respiratory diseases and pneumonia in children, as reported by several media reports and the global infectious disease monitoring body.