The uptick in cases have prompted measures that are being compared to those taken during the pandemic.

Vice-Premier Liu Guozhong visits Foshan in Guangdong province as number of cases of mosquito-borne disease nears 5,000.

Case linked to boy who returned from mainland city of Foshan which is facing an outbreak of the mosquito-borne disease.

Provincial governor urges ‘forceful measures’ to counter the disease after nearly 3,000 cases are reported in a week.

The uptick in cases have prompted measures that are being compared to those taken during the pandemic.

Foshan authorities implement new controls to track cases, while Fujian cities ask people returning from Guangdong to monitor symptoms.

The mosquito-borne chikungunya is rare in China, but the CDC urges caution and Chinese officials have taken steps compared to its COVID-19 response.

Since the start of 2025, about 240,000 people have been infected with chikungunya, with 90 deaths in 16 countries.

Über 7.000 Menschen haben sich in China mit dem von Mücken übertragenen Virus bereits infiziert. Die Behörden greifen zum Teil auf Maßnahmen zurück, die an die Corona-Pandemie…

TAIPEI: An outbreak of the chikungunya virus in China has prompted authorities to take preventive measures from mosquito nets and clouds of disinfectant, threatening fines for…

La Cina sta affrontando un epidemia di virus Chikungunya che ha spinto le autorità ad adottare misure preventive anche drastiche

The mosquito-borne virus has crossed the Taiwan Strait from southern China, where confirmed cases top 8,000.