Rising respiratory illnesses among Chinese children in 2023 amidst the emerging novel SARS-CoV-2 variants—is there a link to the easing of COVID-19 restrictions?

• Ranjan K. Mohapatra,
• Sarah Hameed Ibrahim,
• Ahmed Mahal,
• Venkataramana Kandi,
• Abhay M. Gaidhane,
• Quazi Syed Zahiruddin,
• Prakasini Satapathy,
• Prakasini Satapathy,
• Snehasish Mishra

Affiliations

Ranjan K. Mohapatra

Department of Chemistry, Government College of Engineering, Keonjhar, Odisha, India

Sarah Hameed Ibrahim

College of Pharmacy, Cihan University-Erbil, Erbil, Iraq

Ahmed Mahal

Department of Medical Biochemical Analysis, College of Health Technology, Cihan University-Erbil, Erbil, Iraq

Venkataramana Kandi

Department of Microbiology, Prathima Institute of Medical Sciences, Karimnagar, Telangana, India

Abhay M. Gaidhane

Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, and Global Health Academy, School of Epidemiology and Public Health, DattaMeghe Institute of Higher Education, Wardha, India

Quazi Syed Zahiruddin

South Asia Infant Feeding Research Network (SAIFRN), Division of Evidence Synthesis, Global Consortium of Public Health and Research, DattaMeghe Institute of Higher Education, Wardha, India

Prakasini Satapathy

Center for Global Health Research, Saveetha Medical College and Hospital, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Saveetha University, Chennai, India

Prakasini Satapathy

Medical Laboratories Techniques Department, AL-Mustaqbal University, Hillah, Babil, Iraq

Snehasish Mishra

School of Biotechnology, KIIT Deemed-to-be University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India