There has been a sudden rise in the number of a COVID-like disease called Human Metapneumovirus HMPV in China. The deadly virus is spreading rapidly in China, giving nostalgia of COVID-19 of 2020. There had been multiple social media posts claiming the virus is spreading rapidly.

A case of Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV), said to be responsible for a spike in respiratory illnesses in China, was reportedly detected in Bengaluru. N

Barely five years since the COVID-19 pandemic struck the world after the initial outbreak in Wuhan, a mysterious virus seems to be causing mass hospitalisations in China, prompting fear about another pandemic.