WHO asks China for detail on respiratory illness outbreaks

(Reuters) -The World Health Organization (WHO) has asked China for details on an increase in respiratory illnesses and reported clusters of pneumonia in children, which its China office on Thursday called a "routine" check. Chinese authorities from the National Health Commission held a press conference on Nov. 13 to report an increase in incidence of respiratory disease. Authorities attributed the increase to the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions and the circulation of known pathogens such as influenza, mycoplasma pneumoniae, a common bacterial infection that typically affects younger children,...