From India to the Philippines, viral HMPV clickbait stokes anti-China rhetoric
- Posted on February 11, 2025
- By South China Morning Post
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From India to the Philippines, viral HMPV clickbait stokes anti-China rhetoric
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China’s HMPV cases were ‘within the expected range’, according to the WHO. But that hasn’t stopped the falsehoods and fearmongering.