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'Work not over,' says WHO after hantavirus evacuation

dw.com·Elizabeth Schumacher·20 days ago
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The push to contain the recent hantavirus outbreak "is not over" yet, World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Tuesday. Tedros' comments came soon after it was announced that everyone aboard the virus-struck cruise ship MV Hondius had been evacuated from Spain's Canary Islands. In a joint press conference with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, Tedros said that there is "no sign that we are seeing the start of a larger outbreak...but of course the situation could change, and given the long incubation period of the virus, it's possible we might see more cases in the coming weeks." Hantavirus response: Too strong or too hesitant? To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video What is the state of the hantavirus outbreak? This strain of hantavirus can likely be traced to rodents in South America.  On April 1, 2026, the Dutch cruise ship MV Hondius left Argentina.…

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