The United Kingdom is on high alert as the number of cases of a "mysterious" virus originating from China surged last week.

HMPV, also known as Human metapneumovirus, has been on the rise in the UK in recent weeks after first affecting China, which ...

Nearly one in 20 hospital patients tested were positive for human metapneumovirus as of the latest data, the highest figure for the winter season so far.

Cases of a virus that caused concern when it appeared to be spreading widely in parts of China have now risen in the UK. The ...

The latest update from the UK Health Security Agency shows that cases of human metapneumovirus are on the rise ...

Amid fears of another global pandemic, social media users are circulating claims that all schools in China have been closed ...

Reports of a flu-like virus called HMPV in China have sparked online misinformation, including posts with tens of thousands ...

The World Health Organization said in January 2025 that China's reported levels of acute respiratory infections, including ...

A surge in cases of human metapneumovirus (HMPV) in China is sparking concerns five years after the COVID-19 pandemic began, ...

Professor Chan Chang-chuan from Taiwan University cautioned that the upcoming Spring Festival and Lantern Festival could ...

Cases of the Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV), a respiratory illness, is declining in the northern provinces, said Chinese officials. Assuring that HMPV is a decades-old virus, Wang Liping, a researcher ...