Posts falsely claim mystery disease outbreak, state of emergency in China
China has not declared a state of emergency. PolitiFact checked multiple Chinese and U.S. government websites and found no public health emergency announcements. One of the respiratory viruses social media posts are spotlighting is human metapneumovirus, or HMPV, which was discovered in 2001. It causes coldlike symptoms and most cases are mild.
A combination of viral respiratory infections, malaria and malnutrition has killed nearly 50 people in the African country.
As spikes in a respiratory virus and images of overwhelmed intensive care units emerge, there is a worrying echo of the early days of Covid. Zoë Beaty asks if Beijing is downplaying what is happening ...
A “mystery disease” recently struck the south-western corner of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), killing between 67 ...
CHINESE hospitals are reportedly becoming rapidly overwhelmed with people suffering from a mysterious virus in an eerie echo ...
More cases of a mysterious flu-like illness labelled “Disease X” were reported in ... according to the WHO. The outbreak is centred in a remote rural area of Kwango province, where poor ...
A mystery illness being dubbed 'disease X' has infected more than 400 ... in the southwest of the country last week to help with outbreak, who have now issued their first report of the situation ...
A 'mystery illness' that is thought to be the human metapneumovirus (HMPV) is currently spreading across China, with four key ...
Results that may be inaccessible to you are currently showing.
Hide inaccessible results
Feedback