The Indian government is tracking all cases of serious respiratory illnesses among children and adolescents at the district level.
The recent surge in respiratory illnesses in China is not as high as before the COVID-19 pandemic.
There has been a notable increase in epidemic and emerging disease alerts in the Pacific region, including COVID-19, Dengue, and Influenza A & B.
As of November 28, 2023, there has been a notable increase in epidemic and emerging disease alerts in the Pacific region. The situation of COVID-19 continues to evolve, with specific data emerging from French Polynesia. Concurrently, there has been a rise in cases of Dengue in Palau and Fiji, as well as Influenza A & B in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and French Polynesia.
In response to similar trends, the Indian government has initiated plans to track all cases of serious respiratory illnesses, specifically Influenza Like Illness (ILI) and Severe Acute Respiratory Illness (SARI), among children and adolescents at the district level. This decision comes in light of reports of clusters of respiratory illness in children in parts of China. The health ministry has advised all states and Union territories to implement 'Operational Guidelines for Revised Surveillance Strategy in the context of COVID-19'.
Despite the recent surge in respiratory illnesses in China, World Health Organisation (WHO) official, Maria Van Kerkhove, stated that the current increase is not as high as before the COVID-19 pandemic. The rise is attributed to a higher number of children contracting pathogens that they had avoided during two years of COVID restrictions. China's National Health Commission spokesperson, Mi Feng, linked the surge in acute respiratory illnesses to the simultaneous circulation of several kinds of pathogens, most prominently influenza.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) official, Maria Van Kerkhove, stated that the recent surge in respiratory illnesses in China is not as high as before the COVID-19 pandemic.
China's National Health Commission spokesperson, Mi Feng, linked the surge in acute respiratory illnesses to the simultaneous circulation of several kinds of pathogens, most prominently influenza.
The Indian government is planning to track all cases of serious respiratory illnesses, specifically Influenza Like Illness (ILI) and Severe Acute Respiratory Illness (SARI), among children and adolescents at the district level.
The health ministry has advised all states and Union territories to implement 'Operational Guidelines for Revised Surveillance Strategy in the context of COVID-19'.