Health officials in China have given an update on the rate of infections with the flu -like human metapneumovirus (HMPV). The virus in northern China is declining, a health official said on Sunday, amid some international concern over a potential pandemic.

A press conference held by National Health Commission of China on January 12, 2025. Photo: CCTV. There's no new infectious disease emerged in China recently; and overall positive

Assurance from National Health Commission comes amid fears of surging respiratory illness, with disease expert citing slowing trend.

The rate of infections with the flu-like human metapneumovirus (HMPV) in northern China is declining, a health official said, amid some international concern over a potential pandemic.

China’s National Health Commission has announced plans to tackle disparities in mental health services across the country. The initiative will focus on improving access to care in underserved regions,

There has been a decline in cases of human metapneumovirus (HMPV) in northern provinces and in children under 14, China has said. The spread of the respiratory virus has been causing concern, after images circulated of hospitals overrun with masked patients.

China's health literacy reached 31.87 percent in 2024, a rise of 2.17 percentage points from the previous year, the National Health Commission said on Friday. The rate means that about three in 10 people in China have acquired basic knowledge and skills on health.

Boosting pediatric and mental health services is high on the agenda of China's top health authority this year. The nation also plans to intensify efforts to enhance grassroots health facilities and disease prevention initiatives.

during a press briefing by China’s National Health Commission. Wang added that the increase in recent years in the number of cases of the virus, first detected in the Netherlands in 2001 ...

Wang Liping, left, researcher for the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention speaks during a press briefing by the National Health Commission ... in northern China after images ...

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