The World Health Organization, WHO, has declared the outbreak of a new coronavirus in China, a global health emergency. The WHO Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus made the announcement at a press conference in Geneva.

Half a decade after the devastating COVID-19 pandemic, China is now confronting a new viral outbreak, this time caused by the human metapneumovirus (HMPV). Reports and social media posts highlight alarming conditions in major cities,