A nurse collects blood for a child at a children's outpatient service of a hospital in Changchun, northeast China's Jilin province, Nov 24, 2023. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

BEIJING - China has seen a decreasing trend in the overall diagnosis and treatment volume of cases related to respiratory diseases in emergency and outpatient departments of medical facilities, a health official said on Sunday.

Mi Feng, a spokesperson for the National Health Commission, told a press conference that fever clinics at the primary level have effectively met the medical needs of patients.