Is HMPV in the UK and how worried should we be? Experts weigh in

Cases of the virus are climbing in China (Picture: AFP)

China has raised an alarm about another virus, five years after the Covid-19 pandemic, as it has now spread to other countries.

Cases of the human metapneumovirus (HMPV) involving infants – first, a three-month-old girl and an eight-month-old boy – have been confirmed in India.

The Bengaluru Baptist Hospital, in the southwest state of Karnataka, said that both children are now recovering.

As infections spread, people...