epa10997102 People walk outside a public children's hospital in Beijing, China, 27 November 2023. China's health ministry said the surge in respiratory illnesses was not caused by the novel virus but caused by various viruses such as influenza, rhinoviruses, respiratory syncytial virus, and adenovirus. China's health ministry called on authorities to increase the number of fever clinics to cope with the surge in respiratory illnesses in its first winter since removing COVID-19 restrictions. EPA/MARK R. CRISTINO
