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There are fears that human metapneumovirus (HMPV) is spreading further across Asia after two sick babies were hospitalized and diagnosed with the virus in India.
China earlier revealed it has been grappling with a spike of patients suffering from the flu-like respiratory infection caused by the virus this winter. The surge in cases—which seems to have particularly affected children—has swept across northern China, but the country has played down fears of another Covid-style pandemic, with politicians noting that such illnesses are common during the winter months.
Officials at the Indian Council of Medical Research confirmed the discovery of two HMPV cases within its own borders on January 6, after testing the infants in the southwestern state of Karnataka, according to the Hindustan Times.
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