US Official Sounds Alarm After Chinese ‘Pneumonia Outbreak Raises Serious Questions’

Published on November 24, 2023

A U.S. official sounded the alarm over a “pneumonia outbreak” in northern China that reportedly sent a number of children to local hospitals. About four years after COVID-19 emerged in China, a number of children have reportedly suffered pneumonia, a fever, or other respiratory issues, according to reports. Hospitals are now reportedly overwhelmed due to the rise in cases, sparking an alert from the World Health Organization as well as a top U.S. official. “China’s recent pneumonia outbreak raises serious questions, and the World Health Organization is asking them,” said U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel, the former Obama White House chief of staff, in a post on social media....