Understanding the flu-like human metapneumovirus (HMPV)

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In recent weeks, scenes of hospitals in China overrun with masked people have made their rounds on social media, sparking worries of another pandemic. Beijing has since acknowledged a surge in cases of the flu-like human metapneumovirus (HMPV), especially among children, and it attributed this to a seasonal spike. For more on this we were joined by the deputy executive director at the ministry of health and social services, Ben Nangombe.