HMPV cases in northern provinces declining, says China

Cases of the Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV), a respiratory illness, is declining in the northern provinces, said Chinese officials.

Assuring that HMPV is a decades-old virus, Wang Liping, a researcher at the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, stated that the rise



in case was due to better detection.

“At present, the rate of positive cases in human metapneumovirus detection is fluctuating, and the rate of positive cases in northern provinces is declining,” said Liping, during a press briefing by China’s National Health Commission.