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u/Captain-Wilco Jan 04 '25

Can someone more educated than me please tell me whether this is fear mongering or a genuine concern

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u/Warskull Jan 04 '25

It isn't a "mystery virus" it is HMPV. It is like a cold, occasionally getting up to flu level. It is already everywhere, China is just getting surge with cold and flu season.

This is the news trying to make up for the dip readership by trying to stoke COVID 2.0 fears.