Maharashtra’s Medical Education Minister Hassan Mushrif and Public Health Minister Prakash Abitkar have issued a statewide alert for all medical colleges and state-run hospitals regarding the spread of the HMPV virus. They reassured the public that there was no need for concern, as the infection is treatable.

The ministers held a review after the state Cabinet expressed its concerns over the infection, which has affected five individuals in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, and Gujarat. According to Mushrif, one of the patients has been successfully treated and discharged from the hospital.