Patients suffering from respiratory infections, especially asthma attacks, have soared in at least six provinces and municipalities across mainland China, overwhelming hospital emergency rooms.
Chinese health authorities have attributed the wave of infections to “thunderstorm asthma.”
Since early September, Beijing, Shanxi, Ningxia, Inner Mongolia, Tianjin, and Hebei provinces have experienced a surge of respiratory patients exhibiting asthma symptoms and requiring emergency room visits, according to Chinese media and local health authorities.
Beijing Municipal Health Commission posted an article on Sept. 16 from Beijing Tsinghua Chang Gung Memorial Hospital titled “Emergency Alert! ‘Thunderstorm Asthma’ is trending! Important Information Needed to Know!”
It said respiratory clinics had “experienced an unexpected surge in visits. … Many of these patients have symptoms highly associated with a specific type of asthma: ‘thunderstorm asthma.’”…
Chinese Authorities Report Sudden Outbreak of Thunderstorm Asthma in Multiple Regions
