Group Medical Director at Max Healthcare and Senior Director at the Institute of Internal Medicine, explains what the detection of metapneumovirus cases in India means and why the country is better prepared for it than it was for COVID

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Delhi government ordered all hospitals to prepare for a surge in respiratory illnesses after detecting Human Metapneumovirus cases in Karnataka

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Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) was detected in a three-month-old female infant and a eight-month-old male infant at a Bengaluru hospital

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India has reported a case of Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) after an eight-month-old child in Bengaluru, with no travel history, tested positive for the same

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Strict isolation protocols and the use of universal precautions for suspected cases have been made mandatory

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