China tells WHO no ‘novel pathogens’ detected after pneumonia clusters reported among kids

People wait in an outpatient area of a children's hospital in Beijing.

Reports of clusters of unexplained pneumonia among children in multiple cities in China made headlines this week. Yet Chinese authorities and close watchers of the situation say the rise in illness is likely linked to known threats circulating after the country lifted public health restrictions — not a new pathogen. 

CBC | World News

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