China is currently being ravaged by a mysterious viral outbreak that left some hospitals in a crowded and overwhelming condition.
Sources from local media outlets spoke more about the alarming videos popping up on social media that show hospital units overrun with patients donning face masks.
Parents were also seen in a worrying state, holding on tightly to their sick kids in long lines inside pediatric units.
Some unverified reports went as far as to speak about how crematoriums and funeral homes were also getting overwhelmed as a result of the virus.
The lack of comments by the government and the disturbing hospital scenes have led some worried viewers to draw similarities to the early phase of the COVID-19 outbreak that took place in China.
Local news reports shared more on the little-known information about the virus that is to blame which is HMPV or Human Metapneumovirus usually causes a slight cold but for now, no officials are yet to confirm the reports.
The situation is very much like the winter of 2022 and 2023 when the country was hit by a giant wave of mycoplasma pneumonia cases which is a medical condition dubbed white lung and is also considered to be mild.point 477 |
For now, China’s Center for Disease Control and Prevention shared how the regular flu seems to be the latest outbreak with 30% of all the cases coming back positive for influenza and one in seven people getting hospitalized with the serious respiratory condition.point 227 | 1