Recently, former CCTV host Ran Yingying revealed that her whole family fell into a “sick pit” in 2025. Her youngest son, after being infected with H1N1 flu, had a high fever for several days in a row, as well as vomiting and coughing up blood.
Ran Yingying married Zou Shiming, a two-time Olympic boxing champion, in 2011. They have three sons: their eldest son, Xuanyuan, has gained attention for appearing on TV shows, their second son is called Haohao, and their youngest, Xixi, is only 5 years old.
In a recent social media post, Ran Yingying shared a video saying, “At the beginning of 2025, our whole family fell into a sick pit. As a mom, I understand that the most frightening thing is not life’s trivial matters, but when the children get sick one after another. To take care of the children, I almost turned down all work commitments, and eventually, I got sick too.”
She mentioned that on the first day back from vacation, Xuanyuan started coughing, followed by a sudden high fever of 40 degrees Celsius that night. Zou Shiming quickly took physical cooling measures for him, such as using towels and administering appropriate medicine, which led to an improvement in Xuanyuan’s condition.
Soon after, Xixi also started coughing and developed a fever. Ran Yingying initially thought he was infected by Xuanyuan, treating him as a common cold case, but Xixi’s condition worsened with repeated high fevers, coughing, blood in the cough, and vomiting. “This made us extremely worried, so we quickly bought a test kit for H1N1 flu and only then found out it was H1N1.”
She expressed, “I practically turned my own room into a sickroom, with two sick children sharing the room, and stayed up all night taking care of them.” Finally, both children recovered, and the couple could finally breathe a sigh of relief.
Many online comments shared similar experiences of families falling sick during the Chinese New Year period. From fevers and flu symptoms to more serious complications like pneumonia and encephalitis, hospitals in various provinces like Beijing, Henan, Hebei, and Jiangsu are overwhelmed.
Some individuals expressed concerns that hospitals are labeling cases as H1N1 influenza to conceal the true extent of the COVID-19 (CCP virus) outbreak, which is causing severe illnesses affecting different parts of the body and leading to crowded hospitals with complications such as pneumonia, encephalitis, myocarditis, and increased risks for patients with underlying conditions.
Residents from different regions shared their struggles. Mr. Li from Beijing mentioned a rise in fever and flu cases, with his son and wife being severely affected. He noted a significant number of people coughing in buses and on the streets. Mr. Sun from Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, highlighted a high prevalence of flu cases in hospitals, with 80% of cases being related to the flu.
Mr. Yang from Nanyang, Henan, revealed that everyone around him had fallen ill, experiencing symptoms like fatigue, nasal congestion, coughing, and fatigue. Local hospitals were packed, with ambulances rushing around, and several individuals reportedly died suddenly without prior symptoms.
Health authorities continue to address the challenges posed by the ongoing health crisis, with families doing their best to cope with illness and seeking medical assistance to recover from various ailments during these challenging times.