China has reported a rise in human metapneumovirus (HMPV) cases in its northern region in recent weeks, raising concerns on social media that there could be another outbreak like COVID-19. A common respiratory virus, HMPV is known to spike every winter and spring, health officials said. MALAYSIAMalaysian health officials said HMPV cases were not new and that they were monitoring the developments. BANGLADESHBangladesh has not yet recorded any HMPV cases at present, news outlets quoted local health officials as saying. But the virus has always been present in the country, public health expert Mushtuq Husain told news portal bdnews24.com.

Source: bd News24 January 07, 2025 19:13 UTC