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The new COVID?
Posted: Mon Jan 06, 2025 8:32 am
by 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
Re: The new COVID?
Posted: Mon Jan 06, 2025 10:42 am
by Andy McDandy
Well, at least we'll have learned all the lessons from last time.
Re: The new COVID?
Posted: Mon Jan 06, 2025 10:53 am
by Killer Whale
Normal winter flu and colds, with a bit of extra scaremongering thrown in.
Re: The new COVID?
Posted: Mon Jan 06, 2025 10:58 am
by Malcolm Armsteen
If it's anything like the cold I brought back from hospital, it's a doozy.
Re: The new COVID?
Posted: Mon Jan 06, 2025 11:32 am
by Crabcakes
NevTheSweeper wrote: ↑Mon Jan 06, 2025 8:32 am
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