China, COVID-19 pandemic

A respiratory virus is spreading in China. Here's why it's not the new COVID-19.
Unlike COVID-19, human metapneumovirus has been around for decades, and we understand how it spreads and how to treat it.
What is HMPV? China steps up monitoring amid new virus outbreak
Authorities in Beijing have downplayed surge in cases, which comes five years after world was first alerted to emergence of Covid-19
China ‘overwhelmed’ by mystery new virus outbreak five years on from Covid
A mysterious viral outbreak is overwhelming some hospitals in China and prompting people to wear face masks again. Videos on social media appear to show medical units struggling with large numbers of patients. Parents were seen holding sick children amid long queues in paediatric care late at night.
China's Covid still haunts amid HMPV flu outbreak: 5 things we still don't know about lethal virus
For the past few days, reports of a massive flu outbreak in China have been circulating abroad, particularly in India and Indonesia. Health officials, however, maintain the outbreak is an annual occurrence during the winter.
China’s latest virus surge is the human metapneumovirus (HMPV), which has also seen spikes in the U.S. Here are the symptoms and whether it could be the next pandemic
News that northern China is seeing a surge of the respiratory illness called human metapneumovirus (HMPV), bringing an uptick in hospitalizations, is sparking a bit of anxious déjà vu on social media.
HMPV virus - latest: Cases begin rising in India and other parts of world after outbreak in China
HMPV is a respiratory disease that causes flu or cold-like symptoms. However, it can increase risks or lead to more serious complications like bronchitis or pneumonia, particularl
Five Years After Covid-19: China Battles Dangerous New Respiratory Virus Outbreak | HMPV | Pandemic
A new respiratory virus outbreak in China, Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV), has raised global concerns, especially for children and the elderly. With cases surging across northern provinces and Hong Kong on high alert,
HMPV outbreak: What to know about the virus spread in China
What is the current situation with HMPV? The current HMPV situation in China is a new outbreak of a known and relatively well-understood virus that has likely circulated among hum
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China downplays mystery virus deaths and claims safe to travel despite pandemic fears
Funerals are reportedly being performed en-masse as deaths mount from the mystery condition five years after the first cases ...
Covid originated in China’s Wuhan lab? There’s now ‘smoking gun’ evidence, says Rutgers scientist Richard Ebright
Referring to research proposals by Chinese scientists and their US collaborators, and the emergence of the same kind of virus ...
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New rail services connect HK with Xi'an, Wuhan
In addition to the Xi'an-Hong Kong route, a new high-speed rail service linking Wuhan, capital of Hubei province, with Hong ...
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Two direct high-speed rail routes link China's Shaanxi and Hubei with Hong Kong
According to China Railway Wuhan Group Co., Ltd., the opening of the two new routes means that four train services now ...
WHO urges China to share Covid origins data, five years on from pandemic’s emergence
The World Health Organization has urged China to share data to help understand the origins of Covid-19, five years on from ...
5 years later, smoking gun points to China’s Wuhan lab in search of Covid-19 origin
CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19 disease, first emerged in China’s Wuhan, the evidence so far makes a convincing case ...
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Nothing alarming: on China’s HMPV cases
Detection of a large number of HMPV cases among children aged less than 14 years in China is a reflection of the heightened surveillance and testing for the virus ...
Five years after Covid's emergence, we return to Wuhan, the Chinese city where it all began
In this central Chinese city where the SARS-CoV-2 virus first appeared, relentless development is erasing the traces of the ...
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Mask Wearing, Strict Screening Compulsory In Kerala, Telangana As HMPV Virus Spreads Rapidly In China
Amidst HMPV outbreak in China, Kerala and Telangana government has issued guidelines to contain the virus from entering and ...