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China Reports ‘Fluctuating’ Drop in Child Respiratory Illnesses

Parents and children wait at an outpatient area at a children hospital in Beijing. 

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Chinese health authorities said they are seeing a “fluctuating downtrend” in respiratory illnesses among children.

The number of cases at major medical facilities across the nation has fallen recently, Mi Feng, a spokesperson for the National Health Commission, said at a briefing in Beijing on Sunday.