In a talk show, actor Hu Ge revealed that his high-intensity work has exhausted his health, and he now carries an automated external defibrillator (AED) and emergency heart medication when traveling, sparking public discussion about the health of entertainers and potential vaccine side effects.
The United States reported 3,900 measles cases this year, a 35-year high, and on October 5 New York State declared a statewide disaster emergency.
Xi Jinping traveled by special train to Ulanqab City in Inner Mongolia for a highly secretive inspection of a large local computing center. The host noted that, out of extreme concern for his own personal safety, his range of activity currently remains basically within 300 kilometers around Beijing.
According to The Wall Street Journal, Xi Jinping was absent from the BRICS summit banquet due to illness, and Wang Yi attended on his behalf.
On September 16, 2026, South African President Ramaphosa issued a statement confirming reports that he felt unwell during the BRICS summit, saying he had suspended his public schedule due to poor health, that his medical team had advised rest and recovery, and that the originally planned public events would be attended on his behalf by the relevant ministers. Officials did not disclose the specific cause of the illness.
During the BRICS summit in India in September 2026, online reports claimed that Xi Jinping missed a banquet due to health problems and was rushed to the hospital, and American journalist Bill Gertz also discussed the rumor on his show; subsequently, Russian media released on-site footage showing Xi Jinping scrambling because of a malfunctioning simultaneous interpretation earpiece, thereby debunking the rumor.
The 15th issue of Qiushi magazine, published on August 1, carried the article “Accelerate the Building of a Healthy China,” proposing to build a “Healthy China” by 2035.
On July 30, 2026, the Political Bureau of the CCP Central Committee held a meeting and formally decided to convene the Fifth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee that October; the meeting was chaired by Xi Jinping. On the same day, MRI images of a right knee suspected to be Xi Jinping's appeared on the dark web.
Since returning to Beijing from Guangzhou on November 1 last year, apart from trips to Dezhou and Beidaihe, Xi Jinping has not left Beijing for nearly ten months, and security around him has clearly been tightened.
In 2024, an internet user with the screen name "Beijing Nurse" alleged that a classmate told her Xi Jinping had been arranged by the 301 medical team to undergo a PET-CT scan due to weight loss, which revealed a shadow on his pancreas, possibly pancreatic cancer. This classmate does not work at 301 Hospital, and the claim could not be verified.