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WHO presses China for details amid outbreak of respiratory illness among children

Kelly Le

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The World Health Organization (WHO) has asked China to provide details after an outbreak of a respiratory illness among children in the country. Chinese officials and medical experts said no unusual or novel pathogens have been detected and the surge in cases are a result of the lifting Covid-19 restrictions. 

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