"human-metapneumovirus-hmpv"

Assuring that HMPV is a decades-old virus, a researcher stated that the rise in case was due to better detection

First case is a is a 3-month-old female infant and second case is an 8-month-old male infant in Baptist Hospital, Bengaluru

The case was detected at a private hospital in Bengaluru

Dr Rajeev Jayadevan, chairman of Kerala State IMA Research Cell, says it is very common in young children and there is no vaccine or antiviral treatment recommended

China's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning called it an annual occurrence in winter and assured that the country is safe to travel

Director General of Health Services Dr Atul Goel advises people to take general precautions to prevent respiratory infections