A Chinese director who made a film about the 2022 "white paper" demonstrations against China's COVID restrictions was sentenced to three and a half years in prison by a Shanghai court this week, his ...

While cases are climbing in China, the situation is very different from what it was when Covid-19 emerged five years ago, ...

News of a respiratory virus spreading in China and footage of crowded hospitals has predictably led to panic among the people ...

A Chinese filmmaker has been sentenced to three-and-a-half years in prison for his documentary about China’s nationwide ...

Unlike COVID-19, human metapneumovirus has been around for decades, and we understand how it spreads and how to treat it.

Posts have flooded social media warning that a new pandemic could be starting in China. Here's why scientists think those ...

In the protests, people held up blank, white sheets of paper as a symbol of defiance against government efforts to censor ...

Is China facing a COVID 2.0 with the rise of HMPV cases? Recent headlines suggest a dire situation, but what’s the reality?

HMPV is now recognized as one of the viruses responsible for "the common cold," usually causing mild symptoms such as a cough and a runny or stuffy nose. There is no specific treatment for HMPV and at ...

The WHO has downplayed concerns over a rise in HMPV cases, saying outbreaks are normal during winter in the Northern Hemisphere.

China: A new virus, human metapneumovirus (HMPV), is spreading in China, particularly among children under 14. Although cases ...

The 2022 protests against Covid lockdown and subsequent crackdown on people marked a rare show of dissent in China ...