Fact Check: Human metapneumovirus in China is not ‘new,’ no state of emergency declared
A recent increase in cases of the human metapneumovirus (hMPV) in China has been misrepresented on social media as evidence of a new virus spreading in the country with some posts claiming it prompted China to declare a state of emergency.
China has not declared a state of emergency. PolitiFact checked multiple Chinese and U.S. government websites and found no public health emergency announcements. One of the respiratory viruses social ...
Social media claims about a new epidemic overwhelming hospitals and crematories in China, involving influenza A, HMPV, ...
Hospitals overrun, crematoriums strained, and citizens panickingChina grapples with a state of emergency as multiple ...
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HMPV: China's healthcare system not overwhelmed, says WHOThe World Health Organisation has dismissed social media claims of a state of emergency in China, asserting that the healthcare system is not overwhelmed and current respiratory illness trends align ...
There are even claims that China has declared a state of emergency, though this has not been confirmed. HMPV is known to cause flu-like symptoms and can also present symptoms similar to Covid-19 ...
The death toll from a magnitude 6.8 earthquake in western China’s Tibet autonomous region continued to rise on Tuesday night, ...
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A strong earthquake killed more than 100 people in Tibet and left many others trapped in the autonomous region of western ...
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