New Delhi: India has confirmed five cases of Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV), a respiratory virus recently highlighted following an outbreak in China. The Government assured that there is no need to panic, stating that HMPV is already in global circulation.
The first two cases were reported in Bengaluru on Monday, involving a three-month-old baby, now discharged and an eight-month-old, recovering in a hospital. Another eight-month-old baby boy tested positive for HMPV on Jan. 3 after being admitted to Baptist Hospital with bronchopneumonia.
