The Global Times acknowledged a surge in respiratory disease in China, especially among children, blaming it on an “immunity gap” caused by the country’s “zero-covid” lockdowns.
The surge in child hospitalizations has caused international alarm, with the World Health Organization demanding more information.
“I brought my kid to Beijing Children’s Hospital a few days ago. It was fully packed,” one mother said. (Trending: Chilling Surveillance Program Under Biden Exposed)
“There were 300 people in front of us waiting. We waited four hours until afternoon to see a doctor.”
Experts believe that China’s lockdowns left children vulnerable to other respiratory illnesses due to weakened immunity.
“In the current outbreak of respiratory illness, the reported symptoms are common to several respiratory diseases and, as of now, at the present time, Chinese surveillance and hospital systems report that the clinical manifestations are caused by known pathogens in circulation,” the W.H.O. stated.
“Mycoplasma pneumoniae is a common respiratory pathogen and a common cause of paediatric pneumonia, and is readily treated with antibiotics.”
“Other countries, including the U.K., experienced big waves of respiratory infections and hospitalizations in kids during their first winter after pandemic restrictions had been lifted,” said Francois Balloux, director of the University College London’s Genetics Institute.
“Since China experienced a far longer and harsher lockdown than essentially any other country on earth, it was anticipated that those ‘lockdown exit’ waves could be substantial in China,” he added.
The “zero-Covid” policy ended after widespread protests, and the Chinese government is now being questioned about its handling of the situation.
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