An infectious disease expert's advising we don't need to fear another pandemic - over a virus surging in China
An infectious disease expert's advising we don't need to fear another pandemic - over a virus surging in China
8 January 2025
Human Meta-Pneumo-Virus or HMPV is spreading in Northern China, prompting alarm online.
Similar to RSV with cold-like symptoms, Chinese authorities are urging people to take precautions.
But infectious disease physician Sanjaya Senanayake says the risk of a Covid-like outbreak is low.
He says it's an infection we've been exposed to often in the past, and people will recover.
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