No new infectious diseases found in investigations, China's National Health Commission says

People stand next to children sitting in camping carts as they wait for their rides outside a children's hospital in Beijing, China November 27, 2023. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/File Photo
A woman carrying a child walks outside a children's hospital in Beijing, China November 27, 2023. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/File Photo

SHENZHEN, China - No new infectious diseases have been found so far in investigations of respitory illness, Mi Feng, an official with China's National Health Commission said in a press conference on Saturday.

China has seen a rise in respiratory illnesses as the country braces for its first full winter season since it lifted strict COVID-19 restrictions in December last year. REUTERS

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