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

BEIJING: China is in the midst of a surge in cases of human metapneumovirus, or HMPV, a common virus which can cause respiratory illness and affects children and the elderly more seriously.

China is experiencing a surge in infections of a respiratory virus, leading to public concerns about an outbreak. The virus, identified as human metapneumovirus (HMPV), has seen cases spiking across northern Chinese provinces this winter, particularly among children.

IMAGES of crowded hospitals in China shared on social media are fuelling fears of a new Covid-like outbreak as cases of a mysterious winter virus spike. Cases of hMPV, officially called human

Cases of human metapneumovirus, or HMPV, a contagious virus that can lead to respiratory disease, is reportedly spiking in northern China. Infectious disease experts say risk to the U.S. is low.

Human metapneumovirus (HMPV) is making waves after upticks were reported in China, India and even the U.S. What is HMPV virus? Symptoms? What we know

The increase in cases of this pathogen in China resurrects old fears. Experts include it in the package of known winter viruses. China has done it again. The announcement of an increase in cases of human metapneumovirus (HMPV) has raised alarms,

Five years on from the first news of COVID, recent reports of an obscure respiratory virus in China may understandably raise concerns. Chinese authorities first issued warnings about human metapneumovirus (hMPV) in 2023,