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China, HMPV

A respiratory virus is spreading in China. Here's why it's not the new COVID-19.

Unlike COVID-19, human metapneumovirus has been around for decades, and we understand how it spreads and how to treat it.

The New York Times · 7h

What We Know About HMPV, the Virus Spreading in China

While cases are climbing in China, the situation is very different from what it was when Covid-19 emerged five years ago, medical experts say. HMPV is common and decades old.

SBS · 14h

'Very different to COVID-19': What to know about the HMPV outbreak in China

Posts have flooded social media warning that a new pandemic could be starting in China. Here's why scientists think those fears might be overblown.

Euronews (English) on MSN · 6h

What is HMPV, the respiratory virus straining healthcare systems in China?

The virus, first identified in 2001, is one of a handful of respiratory illnesses spreading this winter. This is what we know about the current outbreak. View on euronews

China sentences filmmaker to over 3 years in jail

Yahoo · 5h

China sentences filmmaker to over 3 years in jail for Covid lockdown protests documentary

The 2022 protests against Covid lockdown and subsequent crackdown on people marked a rare show of dissent in China

CNN on MSN · 1d

A filmmaker made a documentary about protests in China. Now he’s sentenced to more than 3 years in prison

A Chinese filmmaker has been sentenced to three-and-a-half years in prison for his documentary about China’s nationwide protests against Covid lockdowns in late 2022, as Beijing seeks to erase public memories of stunning scenes of dissent against its handling of the pandemic.

U.S. News & World Report · 3h

China COVID Protest Filmmaker Sentenced to Prison, Former Lawyer Says

A judge sentenced Chen Pinlin, 33, to jail for "picking quarrels and provoking trouble" in a closed-door trial on Monday, Daniel Fang, who handled Chen's case before leaving China last year, told Reuters. He cited people familiar with the case.

Two babies test positive for HMPV virus in India after outbreak ‘overwhelms’ China hospitals in chilling echo of Covid

TWO babies have been hospitalised after testing positive for the HMPV virus in India as fears of a Covid-style outbreak ...

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How worried should you be about HMPV outbreak in China?

Professor Paul Hunter from the University of East Anglia notes that almost every child contracts HMPV by five years of age, ...

WHO urges China to share Covid origins data, five years on from pandemic’s emergence

The World Health Organization has urged China to share data to help understand the origins of Covid-19, five years on from ...

What you need to know about HMPV as China sees rise in cases

Chinese health officials are reportedly monitoring an increase in cases of human metapneumovirus (HMPV). There is currently ...

China defends COVID-19 data-sharing as WHO seeks more access

China has shared the most COVID-19 data and research results in the international community, its foreign ministry said on ...

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COVID-19: WHO demands China share data, open files, to help uncover origins of virus

The World Health Organization marked the fifth anniversary of the emergence of COVID-19 on Tuesday by reiterating its call ...

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Global Crude Exports Fall in 2024 for First Time Since Covid

Global crude oil exports declined in 2024 for the first time since the pandemic due to weaker demand, reshuffled trade routes ...

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Flu and RSV cases surge in B.C. COVID-19 hospitalizations also rising, BCCDC data shows

Respiratory illnesses are rising in B.C., with flu and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) cases climbing, especially among ...

Covid originated in China’s Wuhan lab? There’s now ‘smoking gun’ evidence, says Rutgers scientist Richard Ebright

Referring to research proposals by Chinese scientists and their US collaborators, and the emergence of the same kind of virus ...

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