China steps up monitoring of emerging respiratory diseases

China's disease control authority begins piloting monitoring system for pneumonia of "unknown origin"

China’s diseases control authority said on Friday that it was piloting a monitoring system for pneumonia of unknown origin, with cases of some respiratory diseases expected to rise through the winter. The move to establish a dedicated system is aimed at helping authorities set up protocols to handle unknown pathogens, in contrast to the lower […]

China steps up monitoring of emerging respiratory diseases

BEIJING: China's diseases control authority said on Friday (Dec 27) that it was piloting a monitoring system for pneumonia of unknown origin, with cases of some respiratory diseases expected to rise through the winter. The move to establish a dedicated system is aimed at helping authorities set up protocol

China steps up monitoring of Pneumonia, respiratory diseases

BEIJING: China's diseases control authority said on Friday that it was piloting a monitoring system for pneumonia of unknown origin, with cases of some respiratory diseases expected to rise through the winter. The move to establish a dedicated system is aimed at helping authorities set up protocols to handle unknown pathogens, in contrast to the lower level of preparedness five years ago when the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19 first emer…