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Videos purporting to show large numbers of patients and overwhelmed hospitals started circulating on social media on January 1. They showed medical staff in protective gear and many people wearing face masks. There was no independent verification of the videos
China has dismissed allegations that the country was battling an outbreak of an unidentified respiratory ailment similar to COVID-19. Strongly denying this reports appeared in various international media, the foreign ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said the infections were flue cases associated with the winter season.
Mao said in response to a question from a reporter according to a transcript of the press conference published on the foreign ministry website that the diseases appeared to be less severe and spread on a smaller scale compared with the previous year. She further said that It is safe to travel in China.
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Videos purporting to show large numbers of patients and overwhelmed hospitals started circulating on social media on January 1. They showed medical staff in protective gear and many people wearing face masks. There was no independent verification of the videos. There has been no reaction from the World Health Organization so far.
