The World Health Organization, WHO, has declared the outbreak of a new coronavirus in China, a global health emergency. The WHO Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus made the announcement at a press conference in Geneva.

HMPV or Human Metapneumovirus, is not a newly discovered virus. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said it was first discovered in 2001. Should India be worried? Is there a vaccine to prevent the spread?

Neighboring countries such as Cambodia, Taiwan, and Hong Kong are closely monitoring the HMPV situation, having reported a few cases but no widespread outbreaks.

Half a decade after the devastating COVID-19 pandemic, China is now confronting a new viral outbreak, this time caused by the human metapneumovirus (HMPV). Reports and social media posts highlight alarming conditions in major cities,

There has been a sudden rise in the number of a COVID-like disease called Human Metapneumovirus HMPV in China. The deadly virus is spreading rapidly in China, giving nostalgia of COVID-19 of 2020. There had been multiple social media posts claiming the virus is spreading rapidly.

China is in the grips of a new mystery disease outbreak, which has left hospitals overcrowded, according to reports.