Rhinovirus Infections Soar in China as Multiple Respiratory Viruses Spread Simultaneously

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…. 

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