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HMPV, China

The truth about HMPV panic, according to experts — and how it really compares to COVID
News of a respiratory virus spreading in China and footage of crowded hospitals has predictably led to panic among the people ...
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 ...
Fact Check: Is HMPV Like the New COVID?
HMPV is now recognized as one of the viruses responsible for "the common cold," usually causing mild symptoms such as a cough and a runny or stuffy nose. There is no specific treatment for HMPV and at ...
China facing new Covid-like pandemic? Here's everything we know about it so far
Social media claims about a new epidemic overwhelming hospitals and crematories in China, involving influenza A, HMPV, ...
'Very different to COVID-19': What to know about the HMPV outbreak in China
Posts have flooded social media warning that a new pandemic could be starting in China. Here's why scientists think those ...
Winter surge of hMPV in China and elsewhere not unusual, WHO says
Rising cases of common respiratory illnesses in China and elsewhere around the Northern Hemisphere are within the range ...
China sentences filmmaker to over 3 years in jail for Covid lockdown protests documentary
The 2022 protests against Covid lockdown and subsequent crackdown on people marked a rare show of dissent in China ...
5 things we know and still don’t know about COVID, 5 years after it appeared
Five years after the virus that causes COVID emerged in China it still holds some mysteries. The disease has killed an ...
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Covid-19 and beyond: What South Africans need to know about respiratory illnesses today
If you’ve been hit with a respiratory tract infection this festive season, it’s more likely to be Covid-19 than the flu.