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Tuesday, August 12, 2025
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Topic: HMPV

Ring in a new virus, ring out Mr Trudeau

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

2 fresh cases of HMPV detected in Nagpur, ‘treated and discharged’, says Health Dept

According to Shashikant Shambharkar, Deputy Director of Health, one of the patients is 7 years and the other 13. Their records have been sent to AIIMS Nagpur for examination.

Bengaluru HMPV cases are infants who didn’t go abroad. Govt says no unusual surge in respiratory illness

Of the two infant patients, one has been discharged, while the other is recovering. Experts & Centre stress Human Metapneumovirus not new & has been circulating for many years.

ICMR detects two cases of Human Metapneumovirus, HMPV, in Karnataka

The respiratory virus is circulating globally, and is associated with respiratory illnesses in various countries.

HMPV outbreak in China not a cause for concern, say virologists. ‘Common in winter’, ‘no update by WHO’

Virologists suggest China's heightened surveillance and stricter measures post-Covid may be behind the rise in reported cases of Human Metapneumovirus.

On Camera

With nuke lunacy, Asim Munir joins Pakistan’s Hall of Generals who swapped brains for bluster

Munir indicates that he’s willing to go for broke, even if it risks taking his country “and half the world” down with him. It’s important to understand where he is coming from.

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

‘Next war may come sooner than expected, will require whole-of-nation approach’—Army chief

Gen Dwivedi framed Op Sindoor not just as retaliation to Pahalgam, but as demonstration of India’s capability to fight multi-domain conflicts with integration between services & agencies.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.