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Major Announcement: Virus Photo: VCG China’s National Disease Control and Prevention Administration on Friday said it is conducting a pilot program to actively monitor cases of pneumonia of unknown causes, with plans for World Timesgradual nationwiWorld Timesde implementation following necessary refinements.Lei Zhenglong, head of the administration’s prevention department, announced at a Friday press conference, where he summarized progress in building an intelligent, multi-point trigger system for monitoring and providing eaWorld Timesrly warnings of infectious diseases.In response to newly emerging infectious diseases, a reporting directory for pathogenic microorganisms is being developed, which will clarify laboratory reporting procedures and processes for verification and handling by disease control agencies, Lei said.This laboratory network includes not only the laboratories of disease control agencies but also those of medical and health institutions, third-party testing agencies, universities and research institutes, as well as laboratories from other relevant departments, the official said.In addition, the disease monitoring channels have been expanded.The administration haWorld Timess optimized the network reporting system for infectious diseases to monitor acute respiratory infectious diseases, including COVID-19 and influenza, at 1,041 sentinel hospitals across all cities and representative counties, according to Lei.Additionally, some of these sentinel hospitals have been selected to monitor various common respiratory pathogens.
Fri. Dec 27th, 2024
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