[NevTheSweeper]

New HMPV virus outbreak in China overwhelms hospitals. Fears of a new worldwide pandemic.
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-new ... n=sharebar

[Andy McDandy]

Well, at least we'll have learned all the lessons from last time.

[Killer Whale]

Normal winter flu and colds, with a bit of extra scaremongering thrown in.

[Malcolm Armsteen]

If it's anything like the cold I brought back from hospital, it's a doozy.

[Crabcakes]

New HMPV virus outbreak in China overwhelms hospitals. Fears of a new worldwide pandemic.
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-new ... n=sharebar

Chances of this becoming a Covid-like pandemic are low for various reasons, not least of which being it has been around for ages so there’s already decent levels of inbuilt resistance.

Chances of tabloids making a mountain out of a molehill because of a disease that’s got a bit of traction in China are high, however.

For a more nuanced, less headline-grabbing take, see:
https://www.theguardian.com/society/202 ... china-hmpv