Mystery disease outbreak in China overwhelms hospitals in chilling echo of Covid dark days
Hospitals in China are under immense pressure as a surge of illn£ss spreads rapidly across the country prompting a return to widespread mask usage
Social media platforms are flooded with alarming images of overcrowded emergency rooms, parents waiting in long lines with their s+ck children & hospital wards filled with masked patients
Unverified reports claim that crematoriums & funeral homes are nearing capacity, heightening public concern & evoking memories of the initial COVID-19 outbreak
Local media have speculated that human metapneumovirus (HMPV) a virus known to cause mild respiratory symptom could be responsible for the outbreak. However, official confirmation from Chinese health authorities is still pending
The current wave bears a striking resemblance to the winter of 2022-2023, when a surge in mycoplasma pneumonia cases, nicknamed “white lung,” primarily affected children. Experts attributed that rise in infections to weakened immune systems, a consequence of prolonged lockdowns & school closures
