The National Administration for Disease Control and Prevention held a press conference today to introduce situations related to the prevention and control of key infectious diseases in summer, heat protection against heat and heat, post-disaster prevention, and prevention of child injuries in summer, focusing on the theme of “scientific heat prevention and disease prevention, healthy and safe summer time”. Chang Zhaorui, a researcher at the Infectious Diseases Department of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, explained that since October 2025, the COVID-19 epidemic in China has remained at the interepidemic level for 8 and a half months, and virus activity is relatively low. The outbreak increased in late May this year, and reached a low prevalence level in mid-June. Recently, there has been an increase in the number of positive COVID-19 tests in sentinel hospitals across the country, indicating that although the epidemic is on the rise, it is still generally at a low level of prevalence. The main endemic strain in China is still the NB.1.8.1 series variant. Current surveillance shows that no new variants have been found that may pose additional public health risks. Currently, the COVID-19 epidemic has evolved into a common respiratory infectious disease. There is no need to be overly nervous about the normal fluctuation of the epidemic. There is a lot of travel during the summer, and the flow of people across regions is increasing. Please maintain good personal hygiene habits, such as paying attention to hand hygiene, cough etiquette, and ventilation. If people around you have respiratory symptoms such as fever or cough, take good care of yourself. If you have respiratory symptoms, pay attention to your health, seek medical attention as soon as necessary, and follow your doctor's instructions to use medication scientifically.

The National Administration for Disease Control and Prevention held a press conference today to introduce situations related to the prevention and control of key infectious diseases in summer, heat protection against heat and heat, post-disaster prevention, and prevention of child injuries in summer, focusing on the theme of “scientific heat prevention and disease prevention, healthy and safe summer time”. Chang Zhaorui, a researcher at the Infectious Diseases Department of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, explained that since October 2025, the COVID-19 epidemic in China has remained at the interepidemic level for 8 and a half months, and virus activity is relatively low. The outbreak increased in late May this year, and reached a low prevalence level in mid-June. Recently, there has been an increase in the number of positive COVID-19 tests in sentinel hospitals across the country, indicating that although the epidemic is on the rise, it is still generally at a low level of prevalence. The main endemic strain in China is still the NB.1.8.1 series variant. Current surveillance shows that no new variants have been found that may pose additional public health risks. Currently, the COVID-19 epidemic has evolved into a common respiratory infectious disease. There is no need to be overly nervous about the normal fluctuation of the epidemic. There is a lot of travel during the summer, and the flow of people across regions is increasing. Please maintain good personal hygiene habits, such as paying attention to hand hygiene, cough etiquette, and ventilation. If people around you have respiratory symptoms such as fever or cough, take good care of yourself. If you have respiratory symptoms, pay attention to your health, seek medical attention as soon as necessary, and follow your doctor's instructions to use medication scientifically.