UK on high alert as 'mystery' virus cases soar amid warnings for Brits to 'mask up'

Coronavirus

Cases of the former 'mystery' virus originating in China have risen sharply in the last week, putting UK health bosses on alert. China was forced to put emergency measures in place earlier this month after the virus, later identified as HMPV virus, started to spike across the country’s northern provinces. Social media posts showed hospital wards overflowing with young children as tots were struck down by the nasty illness, which appeared to have Covid-like symptoms. Local news reports showed

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