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A doctor draws blood from a patient’s finger at a hospital emergency department in Shanghai, China, on November 14, 2023. There has been a spike in influenza and mycoplasma pneumonia. (Photo: Costfoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
BEIJING

WHO asks China for more data on latest respiratory illnesses outbreak

China’s National Health Commission said last week that the spread was due to the lifting of Covid-19 restrictions and the circulation of known pathogens

  • Ludovic Ehret
4 min read