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A notable surge in respiratory illness in children in northern China in recent weeks has once again brought back the scary memories of the earlier days of the COVID-19 pandemic, when disturbing images started pouring in from Wuhan..
Once again, the rising cases of respiratory illness in China have made people worried..
In an interaction with news agency ANI, Dr SK Kabra, (HoD Mother and Child Block, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, AIIMS) said that viral infections are common in winters and there is no possibility of another pandemic like COVID yet...
"The reports coming from China now show that there has been a sudden increase in respiratory infections between October and November and they have observed that it is more common in children..
People are very worried because the pandemic has just passed whether a new virus has arrived," SK Kabra said.. Dr Kabra also informed that it may be because of the strict lockdown in China that the cases of respiratory illness are increasing.. "See, the lockdown in China was very strict..
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