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

A common respiratory virus is making headlines in China, but health experts confirm it's not the next COVID-19. Learn why this seasonal surge of HMPV is different and what global health authorities ...

The rate of infections with the flu-like human metapneumovirus (HMPV) in northern China is declining, a health official said, ...

HMPV is now recognized as one of the viruses responsible for "the common cold," usually causing mild symptoms such as a cough ...

Earlier, China said that it was in close communication with the World Health Organisation (WHO) related to the situation of respiratory diseases, including HMPV. HMPV infection can be hard to ...

The rate of infections with the flu-like human metapneumovirus (HMPV) in northern China is declining, a health official said, amid some international concern over a potential pandemic ...

Reports of HMPV outbreak in China have also raised concern for another health emergency. In India, at least eight HMPV cases have been detected. On Thursday, an 80-year-old man tested positive for ...

HMPV may sound like it has pandemic potential, but experts say it’s a familiar respiratory virus that generally only causes ...

Reports of a respiratory disease called human metapneumovirus (hMPV) spreading in China have stoked fears and misinformation ...

A surge in cases of human metapneumovirus (HMPV) in China is sparking concerns five years after the COVID-19 pandemic began, ...

In China, reports of HMPV infections have indeed been rising in recent weeks in the more northerly regions. But so have ...

Here’s everything you need to know about hMPV, the current global scenario, and why life in China seems far from panicked despite initial reports. Discovered in 2001, it is not new to the ...