New Disease Outbreak 2024 China. Hong kong — hospitals in northern china appear to be “overwhelmed with sick children” as the country grapples with a surge in respiratory illnesses and clusters of pneumonia,. China has seen an uptick in respiratory illness and clusters of undiagnosed pneumonia in children.

7834 people have been infected and 170 of them, all in. The world health organization said last week that china had shared data about its outbreak, including laboratory results from infected children, that did not show.