No precaution required to travel to China: WHO
Published: 06:11 PM,Nov 25,2023 | EDITED : 10:11 PM,Nov 25,2023
Children and their parents wait at an outpatient area at a children hospital in Beijing on Thursday. — AFP
The World Health Organization (WHO) has said that no precaution against flu or breathing difficulty is required to travel to China in the wake of the recent upsurge of respiratory illnesses among children in the Northern China.
This comes in the wake of the WHO monitoring of data from Chinese surveillance systems that have been showing an increase in respiratory illness in children in the said areas, since mid-October.
'Based on the available information, WHO does not recommend any specific measures for travellers to China. In general, persons should avoid travel while experiencing symptoms suggestive of respiratory illness, if possible; in case of symptoms during or after travel, travellers are encouraged to seek medical attention and share travel history with their healthcare provider,' a WHO communique said.
Ever since the report revealed an increasing number of respiratory cases in Northern China came out, people who have regular travel contacts with China began to panic and were full of questions as to the precautions and travel cautions.
Further, WHO advised against the application of any travel or trade restrictions based on the current information available on this event.
'The WHO doesn't advise any travel restriction or trade barriers at this point in time but it recommended that people in China follow measures to reduce the risk of respiratory illness, which include recommended vaccines against influenza, Covid-19 and other respiratory pathogens as appropriate.'
This comes in the wake of the WHO monitoring of data from Chinese surveillance systems that have been showing an increase in respiratory illness in children in the said areas, since mid-October.
'Based on the available information, WHO does not recommend any specific measures for travellers to China. In general, persons should avoid travel while experiencing symptoms suggestive of respiratory illness, if possible; in case of symptoms during or after travel, travellers are encouraged to seek medical attention and share travel history with their healthcare provider,' a WHO communique said.
Ever since the report revealed an increasing number of respiratory cases in Northern China came out, people who have regular travel contacts with China began to panic and were full of questions as to the precautions and travel cautions.
Further, WHO advised against the application of any travel or trade restrictions based on the current information available on this event.
'The WHO doesn't advise any travel restriction or trade barriers at this point in time but it recommended that people in China follow measures to reduce the risk of respiratory illness, which include recommended vaccines against influenza, Covid-19 and other respiratory pathogens as appropriate.'