China has raised an alarm about another virus, five years after the Covid-19 pandemic, as it has now spread to other countries. Cases of the human metapneumovirus (HMPV) involving infants ...

The virus follows an annual seasonal pattern like flu and typically peaks in the winter or early spring. Is HMPV in the UK? Yes, but don’t be alarmed, medical experts stress.

First things first: unlike Covid-19, what is happening in China is not a new virus, it is human metapneumovirus (HMPV), an “old” virus that was discovered in the Netherlands in 2001.

HMPV: Virus cases on the rise in UK as doctors issue ‘mask up’ warning Proportion of positive cases for human metapneumovirus (HMPV) hit a record high for the winter season so far, according ...

The human metapneumovirus, also known as HMPV, is a respiratory virus that has been causing concern in China, with reports suggesting that cases may be on the rise again during the country's ...

News UK & World News Health HMPV virus outbreak symptoms and how it spreads explained The virus outbreak comes just five years after the emergence of Covid-19 News Courtney Eales 15:33, 13 Jan 2025 ...

SCENES of crowded hospitals in China have stoked fears of the next Covid, with cases of a little-known winter virus reported to be surging. Human metapneumovirus (hMPV) is the latest bug to bring ...

CASES of a virus that led to pandemic-fears in China have risen in England, according to official figures. The UK has seen an assortment of winter illnesses surge this winter, including flu, Covid,… ...

Experts warn the common respiratory virus does not have ‘pandemic potential’. Here’s what you need to know about rising HMPV cases in the UK ...

The rate of positive tests for a virus that swept hospitals in China is on the rise in the England, according to official figures. Latest UK Health Security Agency data show one in 20 (5 per cent ...