WHO asks China for data on ‘undiagnosed pneumonia’ cases
世卫组织要求中国就儿童呼吸道疾病增多提供信息
Health body’s concern reflects heightened vigilance over signs of disease outbreaks since Covid pandemic
这一迹象表明，世界卫生组织对传染性疾病爆发提高了警惕。中国国家卫健委表示正在“密切关注”儿童医院过度拥挤的情况。
The World Health Organization has asked China for information on a rise in respiratory illness among children, in a sign of the heightened vigilance over outbreaks of infectious disease since the Covid-19 pandemic.
世界卫生组织(WHO)已要求中国提供有关儿童呼吸道疾病增多的信息，这一迹象表明，自新冠疫情过后，该组织对传染性疾病爆发提高了警惕。
The global health body made the request after reports of “undiagnosed pneumonia” in northern China from ProMed, the outbreak surveillance network that first alerted the world to Covid.
这家全球卫生机构是在ProMed发出有关中国北方出现“不明原因肺炎”(undiagnosed pneumonia)的报告之后，向中国提出了索要信息的请求。ProMed是最早向世界发出新冠预警信息的疾病爆发监测系统。
China’s National Health Commission said on Thursday it was “paying close attention” to the overcrowding in children’s hospitals and recommended that patients with milder symptoms go to general hospitals and clinics instead.
中国国家卫生健康委员会(National Health Commission)周四表示，其正在“密切关注”儿童医院过度拥挤的情况，并建议症状较轻的患儿首选到基层医疗卫生机构、综合医院儿科等就诊。
