insert_link Namibia Health ministry conducts ongoing COVID-19 and influenza surveillance activities The Minister of Health and Social Services, Dr. Kalumbi Shangula, said that there has been a rise in respiratory illnesses among children in northern China. According to the ministry, they are actively conducting ongoing COVID-19 and influenza surveillance activities and has not identified an increase in respiratory infections or associated hospitalizations or deaths in Namibia. Here is Dr. Kalumbi Shangula. todayDecember 7, 2023 6
insert_link Health / Medical How worried should we be about the pneumonia outbreak in China? C Raina MacIntyre, UNSW Sydney; Ashley Quigley, UNSW Sydney; Haley Stone, UNSW Sydney, and Rebecca Dawson, UNSW Sydney Reports of a surge in pneumonia-like illness primarily affecting children in northern China have captured our attention. The last time we heard about a mysterious respiratory outbreak leading to overcrowding in hospitals was the beginning of the COVID pandemic, so it’s not entirely surprising this has caused some alarm. On November 22 […] todayNovember 28, 2023 7
