With the COVID wounds still raw, the news of HMPV outbreak in China from where the COVID outbreak emerged five years before, has put everyone in a state of panic. Parents, mostly, are highly concerned because the virus attacks kids more than any other section of the population. Distressed videos from China are also adding to the concerns of parents. Older adults and immunocompromised individuals are equally vulnerable to this virus and are more likely to develop severe complications due to this infection.
What is HMPV? Is it a new virus?
