An eight-year-old boy in Gujarat's Sabarkantha district has tested positive for human metapneumovirus (HMPV), marking the state's third case. He is currently stable and under treatment in a private hospital.

While news reports and social media videos have caused concern about a potential HMPV outbreak in China, experts from the WHO, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other agencies say the rise is not currently a cause for concern and within the normal range for the season.

India recently. As cases of the virus surged in China, concerns spread in India, with some drawing comparisons to the deadly Covid-19 pandemic. In response, Union Health Minister JP Nadda reassured the public,