Jaipur: Health department officials on Tuesday issued directions to prepare an action plan in three days with a view to manage, treat, and test for Severe Acute Respiratory Infection (SARI) that has broken out among children in northern China in recent weeks. Under additional chief secretary (health) Shubhra Singh, a video conference was held on Tuesday in which health department officials and medical education department officials along with representatives from medical colleges reviewed the preparation for any China-like outbreak of respiratory illnesses.
Singh told the officials that the situation was not worrisome but surveillance and prevention of infectious diseases across the state should be up to the mark. Proper arrangements for testing, medicine and treatment should be ensured in all medical institutions, she said.
She said that not a single case of the SARI disease has been reported in the country so far. Singh directed that an action plan be prepared in three days and a nodal officer at the district level and at medical college level be appointed and a rapid response team formed at the division and district level. Effective monitoring of availability of beds, oxygen, testing, medicines, treatment, human resources and other health facilities should be ensured in all hospitals, she instructed.
Director of public health Dr Ravi Prakash Mathur said that according to medical experts, SARI among children in China has been found to be caused by influenza, microplasma pneumonia and SARS COV-2.
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Singh told the officials that the situation was not worrisome but surveillance and prevention of infectious diseases across the state should be up to the mark. Proper arrangements for testing, medicine and treatment should be ensured in all medical institutions, she said.
She said that not a single case of the SARI disease has been reported in the country so far. Singh directed that an action plan be prepared in three days and a nodal officer at the district level and at medical college level be appointed and a rapid response team formed at the division and district level. Effective monitoring of availability of beds, oxygen, testing, medicines, treatment, human resources and other health facilities should be ensured in all hospitals, she instructed.
Director of public health Dr Ravi Prakash Mathur said that according to medical experts, SARI among children in China has been found to be caused by influenza, microplasma pneumonia and SARS COV-2.
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China is currently experiencing a spike in respiratory illnesses, although not as high as during the Covid-19 pandemic. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), there are no new or unusual pathogens involved in these cases. The increase in illnesses is primarily seen in children who are contracting pathogens that they had avoided during the pandemic. The surge is linked to the circulation of different pathogens, with influenza being the most prominent. Health officials are urging local authorities to increase the number of fever clinics to handle the high number of cases, particularly among children.
China is currently experiencing a spike in respiratory illnesses, although not as high as during the Covid-19 pandemic. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), there are no new or unusual pathogens involved in these cases. The increase in illnesses is primarily seen in children who are contracting pathogens that they had avoided during the pandemic. The surge is linked to the circulation of different pathogens, with influenza being the most prominent. Health officials are urging local authorities to increase the number of fever clinics to handle the high number of cases, particularly among children.
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The spike in respiratory illnesses in China, not as high as before the Covid-19 pandemic, is driven by a rise in children contracting pathogens due to two years of Covid restrictions. Maria Van Kerkhove of the World Health Organization stated that the peak is not as high as in 2018-2019 and that this is not a novel pathogen but an expected occurrence. China’s national health commission spokesperson Mi Feng linked the surge in acute respiratory illnesses to the circulation of several pathogens, including influenza. Transparency concerns regarding reporting early in the pandemic have been raised for China and the WHO.
The spike in respiratory illnesses in China, not as high as before the Covid-19 pandemic, is driven by a rise in children contracting pathogens due to two years of Covid restrictions. Maria Van Kerkhove of the World Health Organization stated that the peak is not as high as in 2018-2019 and that this is not a novel pathogen but an expected occurrence. China’s national health commission spokesperson Mi Feng linked the surge in acute respiratory illnesses to the circulation of several pathogens, including influenza. Transparency concerns regarding reporting early in the pandemic have been raised for China and the WHO.
