Health experts noted that HMPV is not a newly discovered virus, and that while the current surge is of concern, it is unlikely to lead to another pandemic of the scale of Covid-19. - AFP
KOLKATA/BEIJING: India on Jan 6 (Monday) reported eight cases of the human metapneumovirus (HMPV) that has been driving a spike in respiratory illnesses in China, stoking fears among sections of the Indian public that another pandemic may be in the making.
Two of the eight HMPV cases in the country were reported on Jan 6 from Bengaluru, in the southern state of Karnataka.
