Published: March 12th, 2024,
Last updated: May 30th, 2025

China wants to respond to future infectious disease outbreaks with a higher number of special teams. On Monday, the country’s top health authority announced that the number of such teams is to be increased by five to 25. The country will also improve early warning and relevant regulatory or legal systems, according to Wang Hesheng, a director at the National Disease Control and Prevention Administration.