The rate of human metapneumovirus infections in China is going down, according to a health official who gave an updated Sunday. "The human metapneumovirus is not a new virus, and has been with humans for at least several decades,

China’s population continued to decline last year—though births edged up for the first time in eight years—falling for a third straight year as deaths outpaced births.China had seen birth numbers plummet since 2017,

China has recorded a negative natural increase for the third consecutive year despite a rise in the number of births, according to the National Statistics Bureau. China has been experiencing a negative natural increase for the third year in a row,

China on Friday announced that its population had dropped for the third consecutive year in 2024, with the number of deaths outpacing a slight increase in births, and experts warning that the trend will accelerate in the coming years.