Epidemiologists have warned that as China heads into its first winter since the lifting of zero-Covid restrictions, natural levels of immunity to respiratory viruses may be lower than normal, leading to an increase in infections.
Earlier this month, one of China's leading hospitals reported a surge in mycoplasma pneumonia and other respiratory diseases among children in September and October. Beijing Friendship hospital said that the average number of daily outpatient and emergency visits to the paediatric department had increased to more than 1,600, due to the rapid spread of respiratory infections.
But in recent weeks the number of infected children in several provinces appears to have fallen, according to Sixth Tone, a local media outlet.
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