Chinese hospitals ‘overwhelmed with sick children’ after surge in respiratory illness

3 years ago by return2ozma to c/news

China has reported an increase in respiratory illnesses as it enters its first full flu season since lifting Covid restrictions. The WHO says the spike is caused by known pathogens, and does not pose a global threat.
Dedh 59 points 3 years ago

The article puts the "overwhelmed" statement in auotes but doesn't attribute it to anyone, & later in the article states > the rise in respiratory illnesses has not resulted in patient loads that exceed hospital capacities.

Passing on misleading/clickbait headlines should be discouraged IMO. Also, why are articles being posted without any comments or justification/reasons for sharing the article?

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trash80 14 points 3 years ago
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Serinus 13 points 3 years ago

I mostly agree, but nbcnews is generally a reputable source.

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Affidavit 7 points 3 years ago

That followed an alert on Tuesday by ProMED, a publicly available reporting system for emerging diseases and outbreaks, saying that hospitals in Beijing and elsewhere in China were “overwhelmed with sick children” amid outbreaks of pneumonia.

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Rapidcreek 3 points 3 years ago

PEDS is full, but the rest of the hospital functions.

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roguetrick 1 point 3 years ago

Peds is full every RSV season from my memory.

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stoy 18 points 3 years ago

Here we go again....

Yay...

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Fester 9 points 3 years ago

“Ah shit”

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cornstar 1 point 3 years ago

This title reads like clickbait for parents with sick kids

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