The World Health Organization said in January 2025 that China's reported levels of acute respiratory infections, including those caused by the flu-like virus HMPV, were "within the expected range" for winter.

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Assurance from National Health Commission comes amid fears of surging respiratory illness, with disease expert citing slowing trend.

There has been a decline in cases of human metapneumovirus (HMPV) in northern provinces and in children under 14, China has said. The spread of the respiratory virus has been causing concern, after images circulated of hospitals overrun with masked patients.

(AP Photo/Andy Wong) Wang Liping, a researcher for the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention speaks during a press briefing by the National Health Commission as concerns surfaced in recent days over a surge in HMPV infections in northern China ...

China will offer better medical care and rehabilitation services to people in extreme hardships and with mental disorders, with the move aiming to protect the people's interest and regulate the operation of mental health welfare institutions.

China's health literacy reached 31.87 percent in 2024, a rise of 2.17 percentage points from the previous year, the National Health Commission said on Friday. The rate means that about three in 10 people in China have acquired basic knowledge and skills on health.

"The key is building townships, which is lagging behind." China's National Health Commission, and the State Council Information Office, which handles media queries for the government, did not ...

during a press briefing by China’s National Health Commission. Wang added that the increase in recent years in the number of cases of the virus, first detected in the Netherlands in 2001 ...

during a press briefing by China’s National Health Commission. Wang added that the increase in recent years in the number of cases of the virus, first detected in the Netherlands in 2001, is due to better detection methods. “At present, the rate of ...

David Wei had to carry his nephew on his back for 3km after the younger man suffered a heart attack, staggering down a road being repaired in rural

China will deepen reforms of its disease control system and intensify capabilities in monitoring, detecting and handling infectious disease threat this year, said health authorities.