“Nothing to be alarmed”: Health Ministry eases fears as China battles surge in respiratory virus”

The health ministry today said that there is “nothing to be alarmed” about the present situation as another respiratory illness hits China. sparking concerns of its spread like Covid.

“We have analyzed the data of the respiratory outbreaks within the country. There is no substantial increase in December, 2024 data, and no cases which have been reported in large numbers from any of our institutions,” said Atul Goel, DGHS.

He said that metapneumovirus is like any other respiratory virus which causes a common cold, and in the very old and the very young, it could cause flu like symptoms.