China records more cases of deadly chikungunya virus as country battles 'largest outbreak ever' | 11 Aug 2025 | Cases of chikungunya virus continue to rise in China, as the country battles its largest-ever outbreak of the illness. Another 1,387 cases of Chikungunya virus were confirmed last week, Chinese authorities said, with almost all in the southern manufacturing city of Foshan. It takes the tally to more than 10,000 cases overall, with infections also reported in Taiwan and Hong Kong, as well as in Europe and travel-acquired cases in the U.S. The spread of the mosquito-borne disease has triggered restrictions in China not seen since the Covid pandemic, with disinfectant sprayed in streets and patients quarantined in hospitals. Officials have also deployed insecticide-spraying drones, "cannibal" mosquitoes and killer fish to eliminate any insects that could be carrying the virus. [As P_T asked on X: "Where is Bill Gates?" I replied: "Busy dropping off the mosquitoes.]