WHO seeks details from China on respiratory illness outbreaks

The World Health Organization has asked China for details on an increase in respiratory illnesses and reported clusters of pneumonia in children, which its China office on Thursday called a 'routine' check.

WHO seeks details from China on respiratory illness outbreaks
People wait in an outpatient area of a children's hospital in Beijing.

The World Health Organization has asked China for details on an increase in respiratory illnesses and reported clusters of pneumonia in children, which its China office on Thursday called a 'routine' check.