HMPV Virus India Live Updates: China is again getting attention from the world especially in India after reporting new cases of HMPV virus in Bengaluru. After the disaster of COVID 19 in 2020 and 2021, People have started taking such viruses very serious and Worrying about the new spreading HMPV Virus in 2025.
However the virus crossed the border and reached in India too, but experts are informing that the virus is not harmful as COVID and is not a killer virus. You can check the detailed report on HMPV virus in this article including what are the symptoms of the virus, which precautions should be followed, what is the status of cases of the virus and what doctors are saying about it.
HMPV Virus Live Updates
HMPV is a short form of Human Metapneumovirus. Recently hospitals in China have reported huge huge cases of hmpv virus where hospitals are facing trouble to manage infected patients of the virus. However, the virus is centred in China but has started to cross boundaries and other countries are also reporting cases of the hmpv accordingly.
The first case of the hmpv virus was reported in Bengaluru in a 8 month old girl. The second case is also reporting in Bengaluru Where are 3 month old girl is infected from the virus. However both have started to recover. Apart from this different Cities including Ahmedabad, Tamilnadu and Nagpur have also reported 5 more cases. But the fact is that, all the infected people are in the keen of the vision and recovering from it and most of them are ready to discharge.
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Hmpv is not a killer virus
State departments of the health and other stakeholders have started to respond on the queries of the people on HMPV virus. According to the IMA Kochi is for person: There is a lot of public anxiety about the HMPV. It is a common respiratory virus which most children get by the age of 3 or 4. It’s very rare to have a serious problem with this. Most children would have had at least one bout of this infection in their childhood, including all of us…This is not COVID. This is not a killer virus. It has been around for many years in all countries, including ours.
Himachal Pradesh health minister has told that The virus is common in India and it was firstly registered in 2001 in India so there is no need to be panic of this virus.
Most all the states have responded to the virus and urged the people to not spread fake news and rumour about the dangerousness of the virus.
Indian Medical Association Kochi have told that the virus is not similar as the COVID and Affecting only asthma and respiratory conditions. There is no need to take any Vaccine of the HMPV virus and individuals can prevent them and their children by following precautions suggested by doctors.
Departments have started to monitor the condition
The health minister of the Mizoram Lalrinpuii formed a committee to monitor cases and condition of the HMPV Virus cases in the state. The committee was formed after the instant meeting by the minister on Monday 6 January 2025.
Other states including Kerala, Himachal Pradesh, Uttrakhand, Gujarat etc are also monitoring the situation accordingly. Recently, the department of health in Uttar Pradesh has also told that they are specially observing devotees in MahaKumbh and monitoring the situation.
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HMPV Virus India
According to the official statement by the Indian Medical Association, the virus is specially attacking the children and it is very common in children to have symptoms of HMPV virus. They told that children between the age group of 3 to 4 years are required to follow more precautions as this age group is highly affected from this virus.
In the statement of IMA spokesperson, they have also told that every child had faced the symptoms of HMPV in their childhood at least once. so it is a very common virus which do not require a special vaccine and is cured by precautions and medicines.
Although authorities are advising people to not be afraid of this virus, there are still some symptoms that indicate that a person may be infected with this virus such as cough, fever, difficulty in breathing, cold etc.
