Assurance from National Health Commission comes amid fears of surging respiratory illness, with disease expert citing slowing ...
Experts say HMPV is unlike COVID-19 in that it has been around for decades and there is some built-in immunity to it.
Concerns about HMPV surged recently after images of crowded hospitals in northern China circulated online. However, the World ...
She said the spread of respiratory diseases would not be as serious as that in the previous winter. The World Health ...
China said on Sunday that it had seen a decline in human metapneumovirus (HMPV) among residents in northern provinces and in ...
However, hMPV is not new. It was first identified in 2001 and may have been circulating decades earlier, with recurring ...
HMPV is now recognized as one of the viruses responsible for "the common cold," usually causing mild symptoms such as a cough and a runny or stuffy nose. There is no specific treatment for HMPV and at ...
The WHO has downplayed concerns over a rise in HMPV cases, saying outbreaks are normal during winter in the Northern Hemisphere.
The Chinese foreign ministry said on Friday that it had maintained close communication with the World Health Organization ...