By The Straits Times | Created at 2025-01-06 15:24:43 | Updated at 2025-01-10 23:15:55
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Two of the six HMPV cases in the country were reported on Jan 6 from Bengaluru, in the southern state of Karnataka. PHOTO: AFP
KOLKATA/BEIJING – India on Jan 6 reported 8 cases of the human metapneumovirus (HMPV) that has been driving a spike in respiratory illnesses in China, stoking fears among sections of the Indian public that another pandemic may be in the making.
Two of the eight HMPV cases in the country were reported on Jan 6 from Bengaluru, in the southern state of Karnataka. They include a three-month-old female infant, who has recovered and been discharged, and an eight-month-old male infant, who is said to be recovering.
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