WHO urges calm amid deadly Hantavirus cruise ship outbreak
World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has sought to calm fears over a deadly Hantavirus outbreak aboard a cruise ship, insisting that the global public health risk remains low despite multiple deaths and growing international concern. The outbreak, linked to the Dutch-flagged MV Hondius cruise ship travelling from Argentina to Cabo Verde, has so far resulted in eight reported cases and three deaths. Five cases have been confirmed […]
