According to WHO, Chinese authorities attributed the increase in respiratory diseases to the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions and the circulation of known pathogens.
Along with the ironic Community Note, PETA's X post also received numerous critical and even sarcastic responses with many calling out PETA for suggesting that Turkeys would never eat humans.
The WHO has made an official request to China for detailed information on an increase in respiratory illnesses and reported clusters of pneumonia in children in the country.