ACCORDING to a statement sent to the Global Times on Monday, China's General Administration of Customs has made arrangements to prevent the introduction and spread of acute, severe hepatitis of unknown origin in children, which have been reported in multiple other countries and regions. The arrangements include enhancing health declarations, temperature monitoring and medical checks for arrivals from the affected countries and regions.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), as of May 1, 20 countries have reported at least 228 acute severe hepatitis of unknown origin in children and 50 suspected cases. Among them, 14 countries in Europe have been affected, and cases have also been reported in the Americas, the Western Pacific and Southeast Asia. The cases taken into consideration mainly ranged between the ages of 1 and 16. In China, cases of this acute hepatitis of unknown origin have not yet been detected.
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