(Daily Caller) Eerie footage shows hordes of masked children waiting inside crowded Chinese hospitals as a mystery pneumonia sweeps the country just three years after COVID emerged.
Beijing’s children’s hospital has admitted at least 7,000 patients daily, far exceeding capacity, while a pediatric hospital in Tianjin reportedly saw more than 13,000 children at its outpatient and emergency departments, Sky News reported.
Watch: Long lines are seen in Beijing hospitals amid a surge in Pneumonia and respiratory illnesses in China. The health ministry in China has urged local authorities to increase the number of fever clinics.
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A spokesperson from China’s National Health Commission said the infections are simply due to an overlapping of several viruses, according to Sky News. Other authorities said the rising causes are due to the “lifting of COVID-19 restrictions and the circulation of known pathogens,” according to Business Insider.
Ministry spokesman Mi Feng said, “efforts should be made to increase the opening of relevant clinics and treatment areas, extend service hours and increase the supply of medicines,” according to Sky News.
