India TV’s claims that HMPV is a mysterious virus, or speculation that a new virus may have arisen out of China, are false.

HMPV is attracting a lot of interest because it is not a household name, but it was discovered in 2001, WHO spokeswoman Margaret Harris said in Geneva.

India, Malaysia, Hong Kong Report Cases | Vantage with Palki Sharma Five years after the world was ravaged by the pandemic, China is facing another outbreak of a respiratory virus, the Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV).

Countries across Asia are ramping up surveillance and preventive measures as HMPV cases surge, raising concerns about respiratory illnesses.

A handful of cases of the Human Metapneumovirus have been confirmed in India but officials say there's no cause for alarm, according to multiple reports.