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"China enfrenta un aumento de casos de metapneumovirus humano: lo que necesitas saber"

En las últimas semanas, imágenes de hospitales en China colmados de personas con mascarillas han circulado en las redes sociales, generando inquietudes sobre la posibilidad de otra pandemia.

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.

But HMPV is not like Covid-19, public health experts have said, noting that the virus has been around for decades, with almost every child being infected by their fifth birthday.