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The truth behind a 'mysterious' new virus sweeping China

Jan 07, 202510 minSeason 6Ep. 4
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Episode description

A recent scroll of your social media feed might have made you feel like you were back in 2020.

Footage of overwhelmed hospital emergency rooms in China have been doing the rounds online, with claims that a new and mysterious virus is sweeping the country and making people unwell.

So, can we trust these reports? What is actually causing people to get sick in China right now? And are we at risk of it in Australia?  

On this episode of The Briefing, Sacha Barbour Gatt is joined by Professor Jill Carr from Flinders Health and Medical Research Institute to breaks down HMPV, it’s severity and whether we’re at risk here in Australia. 

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