Recently, health departments in many Asian countries (regions) have reported an increase in the positive rate of COVID-19 tests, reminding residents to take precautions. Data released by the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention shows that the positive rate of COVID-19 tests has been on the rise since April this year, with the positive rate in southern provinces being higher than that in northern provinces. Vaccination arrangements against the JN.1 strain have begun in places such as Hong Kong, China.

On May 8th, the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention released a message stating that the acute respiratory infectious disease epidemic situation in April 2025 (the 14th to 18th weeks, March 31st to May 4th) was generally at a low level. Among them, the positive rate of COVID-19 tests was on the rise, with the positive rate in southern provinces being higher than that in northern provinces. In some provinces where the positive rate rose earlier, the growth rate of the epidemic has slowed down. Among the influenza-like cases in the outpatient and emergency departments, the positive rate of nucleic acid testing for the novel coronavirus rose from 7.5% in the 14th week to 16.2% in the 18th week. Among the cases of severe acute respiratory tract infection in hospitalization, it rose from 3.3% in the 14th week to 6.3% in the 18th week. The novel coronavirus has temporarily ranked first among influenza-like cases in outpatient and emergency departments, and its detection rate is on the rise.