China tells WHO it has no 'unusual or novel diseases' amid spike in illness among children
abc.net.au
The data showed an increase in hospital admissions of children due to diseases including bacterial infection, RSV, influenza and common cold viruses since October.
Leading scientists said the situation warranted close monitoring, but were not convinced the spike signalled the start of a new global outbreak.
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The standard wording of the alert echoed the first-ever notice about what would become COVID-19, sent on December 30, 2019: "Undiagnosed pneumonia — China (Hubei)."
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To me, nothing has quite damaged China’s reputation more in recent years than how they handled Covid. Yes, I’m aware of the human rights abuses, Hong Kong and all of that. There’s not an excuse to not be fully transparent and absolutely accommodating and helpful to your fellow nations in the face of a global pandemic. This major L for China’s standing in the global community.
Absolutely. I can't blame them for COVID happening. It was one of the most unique situations of our lives, and it's not like most Western governments did a good job either.
But not cooperating with a thorough investigation into the cause, and taking action to stop it from ever happening again? Being cagey about a possible novel bug? It's like they've purposely chosen to handle this in the least diplomatic way possible.
Agreed. Their human rights abuses concern those with empathy. The consequences of Covid 19 were felt by almost everyone across the globe (one way or another)