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?

Footage of patients surging through hospitals in China has been seen online as a illness is said to have overwhelmed medics, with a spike in health woes now being investigated

China is experiencing an outbreak of a new virus referred to as human metapneumovirus (HMPV). The virus is most likely to affect children and the elderly.

China is reportedly grappling with a surge of respiratory illnesses, including human metapneumovirus (HMPV), influenza A, Mycoplasma pneumoniae and Covid-19, overwhelming hospitals and crematoriums. Several videos circulating online showed packed hospitals and distressed patients,

China is reeling under multiple virus outbreaks. Reportedly, health officials in China are worried with the spread of the human metapneumovirus (HMPV). Social media posts claim hospitals and cemeteries are overwhelmed with virus patients.

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After the epidemic of COVID-19, which troubled the world and left lasting impacts globally, recent viral videos emerging on social media show hospitals in China overwhelmed by a surge in respiratory illnesses.

Alarming videos that have emerged on social media appear to show hospitals in China overwhelmed by the outbreak of human metapneumovirus (HMPV).