False posts about HMPV cases leading to school closures in China circulate online
Amid fears of another global pandemic, social media users are circulating claims that all schools in China have been closed ...
Covid pictures resurface in false posts about 'China health crisis in January 2025'
The World Health Organization said in January 2025 that China's reported levels of acute respiratory infections, including ...
Fact Check: Human metapneumovirus in China is not ‘new,’ no state of emergency declared
A recent increase in cases of the human metapneumovirus (hMPV) in China has been misrepresented on social media as evidence ...
Managed Healthcare Executive16h
A Look at Human Metapneumovirus — a Respiratory Virus You've Likely Had Without Knowing
Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) is a respiratory virus that may not be on most folk’s radars, but it’s more common than you ...
Distressing about Human Metapneumovirus: Doctor explains what you should know
Human Metapneumovirus (hMPV) has captured the attention after multiple cases were reported from China and more recently, ...
FACT CHECK: No, There Is Not A ‘New’ Virus Spreading Throughout China
A post shared on Facebook claims cases of a “new” virus called HMPV Metapneumovirus are rising in China. Verdict: False The ...
The rate of HMPV infections in northern China is declining, Chinese health official says
BEIJING (AP) — The rate of infections with the flu-like human metapneumovirus (HMPV) in northern China is declining, a health ...
China CDC Issues Update on Virus Outbreaks
The WHO has downplayed concerns over a rise in HMPV cases, saying outbreaks are normal during winter in the Northern ...
FACT CHECK: Does Image Of Crowded Hospital Show Recent Outbreak In China?
A post shared on social media purportedly shows an image of a hospital used as proof that China has declared a state of ...
Kashmir Life8d
Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV): A Looming Global Threat or a False Alarm?
Kashmir's leading scientist and gastroenterologist, Prof M Sultran Khuroo writes about the evolution of the Human ...
news10nbc11d
The rate of HMPV infections in northern China is declining, Chinese health official says
BEIJING (AP) — The rate of infections with the flu-like human metapneumovirus (HMPV) in northern China is declining, a health official said Sunday, amid some international concern over a ...