Violent protests have erupted in China after the death of a teenage boy sparked accusations of a cover-up by authorities, videos from the northwestern region of Shaanxi have shown.

Protests have escalated in Shaanxi, China, following the death of a teenager, Dang, with accusations of a cover-up by local authorities. Videos show protesters clashing with riot police, some hurling objects at officers.

Por Shawn Deng, Christian Edwards, Allegra Goodwin y Benjamin Brown, CNN Violentas protestas han estallado en China tras la muerte de un adolescente que desató acusaciones de encubrimiento por parte d

The rate of infections with the flu-like human metapneumovirus (HMPV) in northern China is declining, a health official said Sunday, amid some international concern over a potential pandemic. HMPV, which belongs to the same family as the respiratory syncytial virus,

"The human metapneumovirus is not a new virus, and has been with humans for at least several decades," said Wang Liping, a researcher at the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, during a press briefing by China’s National Health Commission.