Mpox threat intensifies as new mutated strain spreads to China

A new variant of the Mpox disease declared by WHO as a public health emergency of international concern is more lethal, spreads fast and causes more fatalities. [Getty Images]

As China grapples with surging Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) cases, the East Asian nation's health authorities announced on Thursday the detection of a new mutated Mpox strain, known as clade 1b.