Reports of a flu-like virus called HMPV in China have sparked online misinformation, including posts with tens of thousands ...

Amid fears of another global pandemic, social media users are circulating claims that all schools in China have been closed ...

Human metapneumovirus (hMPV) cases continue to be reported in several states across India, although the number of cases is ...

News of a respiratory virus spreading in China and footage of crowded hospitals have predictably led to panic, with concern that the human metapneumovirus (HMPV) may be COVID 2.0 for 2025.

Both HMPV and COVID-19 are respiratory illnesses, their differences in severity, systemic impact, and prevention strategies ...

In a statement made by the hospital authorities on Thursday, a man and a woman were admitted to Sawai Man Singh Hospital in ...

Cases of human metapneumovirus (hMPV) are on the rise in England, according to latest figures from the UKHSA - here's ...

But how worried should we really be? First things first: unlike Covid-19, what is happening in China is not a new virus, it is human metapneumovirus (HMPV), an “old” virus that was discovered ...

The World Health Organization said in January 2025 that China's reported levels of acute respiratory infections, including ...

The HMPV symptoms are primarily mild cold, but in high-risk groups, they can escalate to bronchiolitis or pneumonia, which is ...

The fear over the spread of the HMPV virus has led to concerns that it will trigger a Covid-19-like health emergency. Is HMPV ...