WHO says respiratory virus HMPV in China is ‘common,’ not a threat

GenevacTypeface:> The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday offered reassurance about HMPV, a respiratory infection that is spreading in China, emphasizing that the virus is neither new nor particularly dangerous.

A WHO spokeswoman said the agency is in contact with the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention. She said the WHO had been told that various respiratory infections are circulating in China, as is typical in its winter, including ‘flu, RSV, COVID-19 and HMPV. But both Beijing and the WHO have been trying to allay concerns in recent days. (DPA)