The Chinese foreign ministry said on Friday that it had maintained close communication with the World Health Organization (WHO) on respiratory diseases, when asked about the rising cases of the human metapneumovirus (HMPV) in China.

COVID-19 patients died globally, the second time daily fatalities surpassed the 17,000 mark since the pandemic began.

China has released an update on the seasonal surge of respiratory viruses, including human metapneumovirus (HMPV) infections.The World Health Organization (WHO) has stressed that such outbreaks are typical for winter months and should not cause undue alarm.

A top Civil Affairs Ministry official stressed new reforms must be rolled out over the next decade to be effective.

The World Health Organization has released a statement on the reported outbreak of human metapneumovirus in China and elsewhere.

As China continues to monitor an increase in cases of human metapneumovirus (HMPV), here's what you need to know about the illness.

A rise in cases of human metapneumovirus in China is stoking fears of a new health crisis, though authorities and experts say prospects for a sequel to the COVID-19 pandemic are remote. The big picture: HMPV is similar to respiratory syncytial virus,

Chinese health authorities said on Thursday they had detected the new mutated mpox strain clade Ib as the viral infection spreads to more countries after the World Health Organization declared a global public health emergency last year.

Does anyone at the World Health Organization understand that China doesn't want to help anyone investigate COVID-19 or do anything else?

Marking five years since Covid emerged, the WHO says China should share data as "a moral and scientific imperative".

The World Health Organization marked the fifth anniversary of the emergence of COVID-19 on Tuesday by reiterating its call for China to release the data it holds and allow outside access.