HMPV, often peaking around the new year, is known for symptoms similar to those of influenza A. The footage, circulated on Douyin, captures the strain on Nantong’s medical facilities.

China has not declared a "state of emergency" over the human metapneumovirus (HMPV) after infections increased toward the end ...

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