China declared emergency: It seems as if an emergency has been imposed in China. Social media platforms are filled with reports of multiple viruses and epidemics. Due to the diseases spreading in Chinese hospitals, it is believed that an emergency has been declared in China. Now human metapneumovirus (HMPV) infection is increasing in China, which is further increasing health problems.
According to the Scientific Organization, the World Health Organization (WHO) has announced new cases in China. corona virus The pandemic is considered a global health emergency. WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told in Geneva that the emergency was imposed by China for the first time on December 31, 2019 and now this new virus has infected 7,834 people in 18 different countries, due to which 170 people have died. There have been deaths. 170 people who died are in China only.
Emergency has been imposed 6 times already
Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC), which is a committee of WHO, had earlier held a meeting regarding the emergency. Committee head Didier Housin said that the decision of emergency has been taken with everyone’s consent. PHEIC has been used 6 times so far.
Human metapneumovirus increasing in China
Human metapneumovirus (HMPV) infection is increasing in China, which is leading to health problems. According to Financial Express, this virus was discovered in the year 2001, which is spreading among people under the age of 14 years in the northern region. People are getting infected with increasing cold. The National Disease Control and Prevention Administration has started procedures for lab reporting regarding this virus. It has also been told in the report that the infection increased rapidly between 16 and 22 December.