Reports of rising human metapneumovirus (HMPV) cases in China have triggered global concern. However, health experts have emphasised that the situation is not comparable to the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic.

India recently. As cases of the virus surged in China, concerns spread in India, with some drawing comparisons to the deadly Covid-19 pandemic. In response, Union Health Minister JP Nadda reassured the public,

Amid a surge in respiratory infections in China, officials have confirmed an increase in cases of human metapneumovirus (HMPV), a virus that is common globally but less recognized by the public. Despite the rising numbers,