hand foot and mouth disease

Virus Outbreak Causes 40 Child Deaths in China

The Ministry of Health has reported that 40 children died of hand foot and mouth disease in China last month. From AP: The Ministry of Health reported 77,756 cases of the disease in March. The number of deaths increased sharply,...

China Reports 7 New Deaths from Child Virus

Following seven more deaths, a total of 57 people have died this year from hand, foot and mouth disease, AP reports: About 126,000 cases have been reported this year — nearly 55,000 in March alone, 31 of which were fatal. Almost...

Hand, Foot and Mouth Virus Kills 18 kids

More deaths have been reported in the latest hand, mouth and foot disease outbreak. From China Daily: Hand-foot-mouth disease has claimed the lives of 18 Chinese children so far this year, as the disease has spread across the...

2 China Officials Fired Over Disease Reporting

Two health officials in Henan Province have been fired for mishandling the reporting of hand, foot and mouth disease and investigators are looking into whether there was a cover-up. AP reports: China Central Television reported...

Fuyang Media’s Silence During EV71 Epidemic

The hand foot and mouth disease outbreak seems like a local version of the 2003 SARS epidemic. And there’s one more similarity: the silence of the local media. A commentary translated by CDT from the Beijing News: I am the...

China Urges Precautions Against Deadly Virus

From AP via Examiner.com: China has made it mandatory for health care providers to report all cases of a viral illness that has sickened thousands of young children across the country, as the death toll rose Wednesday to 28. So...

Loading

CDT EBOOKS

Subscribe to CDT

SUPPORT CDT

Browsers Unbounded by Lantern

Now, you can combat internet censorship in a new way: by toggling the switch below while browsing China Digital Times, you can provide a secure "bridge" for people who want to freely access information. This open-source project is powered by Lantern, know more about this project.

Google Ads 1

Giving Assistant

Google Ads 2

Anti-censorship Tools

Life Without Walls

Click on the image to download Firefly for circumvention

Open popup
X

Welcome back!

CDT is a non-profit media site, and we need your support. Your contribution will help us provide more translations, breaking news, and other content you love.