World Health Organization has reiterated that the risk of hantavirus spreading is ‘low’. There are currently 10 global cases of hantavirus, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said, lowering its earlier figure of 11 after a person who was thought to have contracted hantavirus was confirmed to be negative. Maria Van Kerkhove, the director of the WHO’s department for epidemic and pandemic preparedness and prevention, said on Friday that the earlier count “included one individual who had an inconclusive test … We’ve had further confirmation from the United States that person was negative.” Recommended Stories list of 3 items list 1 of 3 Tragedy at sea: MV Hondius captain praises unity amid hantavirus outbreak. list 2 of 3 Why the hantavirus outbreak is different from COVID-19 list 3 of 3 Hantavirus: how scared should we be? end of list Eight cases were laboratory-confirmed, while two were classified as probable, according to the WHO.…