According to a number of Chinese doctors, symptoms of an ongoing outbreak in China are worse than those of COVID-19. A village of 300 people saw 15 deaths linked to the outbreak over the course of winter. The disease has been sweeping through China, putting undue pressure on hospitals. The symptoms have been difficult to treat and have resulted in many sudden deaths.
Despite the symptoms resembling those of COVID-19, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has been downplaying the outbreak and avoiding any mention of the virus. Authorities have attributed it to various other pathogens, such as mycoplasma pneumoniae, RSV, and influenza A. Open reports from the country’s National Health Commission have stated that acute respiratory diseases in China are mainly influenza, with influenza B becoming more common. Mainland doctors have described the symptoms as worse than COVID-19, which has lead to overcrowding in hospitals.
The Vascular Surgery Department of Jianghan University Affiliated Hospital in Wuhan has seen a large increase in influenza B cases, especially among children. Just as the symptoms became less common, another wave of pneumonia was discovered in the country towards the end of last year and has since spread.
Many hospitals have reported being full of patients and the deceased “has no age limit.” In some cases, the infection has been so severe in child patients that the children have developed white lungs. China stopped widespread COVID-19 testing and the country’s deliberate avoidance of COVID-19 has interested the public given the resurgence of symptoms.
Patients are facing difficulties due to the impossibility of getting treatment with hospitals being overcrowded. The death rate has increased and many of the deceased are young. Open reports from the National Health Commission are not up to date with the current situation.
The CCP authorities are not reporting on the current endemic in Shanxi, as reported by residents of various areas of the province. An outbreak of the “influenza B” virus in Shanxi has been difficult to contain, leading to many unconfirmed cases and deaths. Some areas claim that nearly 300 people have fallen ill due to the symptoms caused by an outbreak.