A post shared on Facebook claims cases of a “new” virus called HMPV Metapneumovirus are rising in China. Verdict: False The ...

The human metapneumovirus (HMPV) has seen a significant surge in China, with the outbreak now spreading further afield.

Health surveillance reports from the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention in January 2025 did not announce a ...

Terrifying images shared on social media purportedly showing patients in China flooding local hospitals and collapsing in waiting rooms have resulted in rampant speculation that the world could be on ...

Following a surge in cases overseas, find out more about HMPV including symptoms, how it spreads, UK cases and should we be worried.

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.

Hassan Saritag (left) and Sami Abudullah admitted food offences after a kebab shop they ran caused a food poisoning outbreak The operators of a kebab shop behind a food poisoning outbreak that ...

Thai health officials confirm there is no hMPV cluster in the country, reassuring the public and urging everyone to stay calm ...

Experts speaking to The Mail on Sunday say there is a lot that can be done to avoid infection. And if you do pick up a bug, ...

Basic precautionary measures to combat HMPV include— wearing masks, avoiding close contact with people exhibiting flu-like ...

The fifth anniversary of the first known death from Covid-19 passed seemingly unnoticed in China Saturday, with no official remembrances in a country where the pandemic is a taboo subject.

The Philippines reported an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N2 bird flu among backyard ducks, the World Organisation for ...