Hantavirus outbreak not another COVID pandemic, public health risk remains low: WHO

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The World Health Organization has assessed the Hantavirus outbreak on the MV Hondius ship, noting that it is not indicative of another COVID pandemic. The overall public health risk remains low, despite reported cases and fatalities.

The virus aboard the MV Hondius ship is the Andes strain of hantavirus. A total of eight Hantavirus cases, including three deaths, ...