Rhinovirus infections have increased significantly in mainland China in recent weeks, among multiple viruses that have been causing respiratory illnesses across the country.
For a second week, rhinovirus has ranked among the top three viruses causing infections in the country, according to a weekly report on national acute respiratory infectious diseases released by China’s Center for Disease Control and Prevention on Jan. 15.
In a reminder posted on Jan. 7 on its official social media account, China’s CDC warned that the rhinovirus positive rate is rising, and there is no specific treatment or vaccine.
On Jan. 9, the country’s CDC issued a notice on how to prevent rhinovirus infection and how to differentiate it from flu….
Rhinovirus Infections Soar in China as Multiple Respiratory Viruses Spread Simultaneously

