The World Health Organization, WHO, has declared the outbreak of a new coronavirus in China, a global health emergency. The WHO Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus made the announcement at a press conference in Geneva.

HMPV, or Human Metapneumovirus, is not a newly discovered virus. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said it was first discovered in early 2000s. Should India be worried about it? Is there a vaccine to prevent the spread?

Aa the panic about HMPV outbreak spreads panic around the world, China minimized worries regarding an alleged flu outbreak, explaining that the increase in respiratory infections is due to a normal seasonal spike during winter.