HMPV Outbreak In China Sparks COVID-19 Déjà Vu: All About Symptoms, Treatments And Prevention

China's current outbreak is the country's worst since the virus emerged in Wuhan in late 2019, and the economy is beginning to weaken (Credit: AFP / Hector RETAMAL)

Multiple posts emerged on social media depicting China's hospitals crowded with patients and crematoriums overwhelmed reportedly due to infections caused by human metapneumovirus (HMPV), drawing comparisons to the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The alleged HMPV outbreak, which comes five years after COVID-19 originated in China, has allegedly affected several parts of the country with people also suggesting the presence of influenza A, Mycoplasma pneumonia, and even COVID-19.