
Respiratory diseases are being caused by known pathogens and there are no signs of new infectious diseases, health authorities in China have said.
This state is facing its first winter, after the lifting of restrictions to fight the coronavirus pandemic.
The increase in the number of sick people in this country - where the outbreak of the coronavirus was recorded in 2019 - received the attention of the World Health Organization last week, after reports of cases of pneumonia in children.
Chinese authorities will open more pediatric clinics, aim to take more care of the elderly and give vaccinations to children, as well as encourage people to wear masks and clean their hands, said Mi Feng, an official at China National Health Commission.
Doctors in China and experts abroad have said that there is no room for alarm about the situation in China, considering that other countries are also registering an increase in cases of respiratory complications after the easing of anti-pandemic measures.
The new coronavirus was first reported in December 2019 in Wuhan, China.
The World Health Organization declared the coronavirus as a pandemic on March 11, 2020.
More than 6.9 million people have died since the outbreak of the pandemic worldwide.
The United States has recorded the highest number of victims, followed by India and Brazil.