Reports of human metapneumovirus cases surging in northern China during the winter season have been circulating on news outlets internationally. The country had seen an increase, especially in children,

While cases are climbing in China, the situation is very different from what it was when Covid-19 emerged five years ago, medical experts say. HMPV is common and decades old.

India TV’s claims that HMPV is a mysterious virus, or speculation that a new virus may have arisen out of China, are false.

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With cases of HMPV surging in China, people are fearing a Covid-like pandemic hitting the UK – but how worried should we be?

Human metapneumovirus (HMPV) is the newest virus name making the rounds after upticks have been reported in China, India and even the U.S. What we know.

News that northern China is seeing a surge of the respiratory illness called human metapneumovirus (HMPV), bringing an uptick in hospitalizations, is sparking a bit of anxious déjà vu on social media.

The virus, first identified in 2001, is one of a handful of respiratory illnesses spreading this winter. This is what we know about the current outbreak. View on euronews