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Hantavirus scare on cruise ship MV Hondius: WHO rules out Covid-like crisis
Updated On: 06 May, 2026 06:43 PM IST | Cape Verde | mid-day online correspondent
As on Wednesday, eight cases have been reported from the Dutch-flagged MV Hondius cruise ship, out of which three have been laboratory-confirmed as Andes hantavirus. The confirmation was made by the National Institute for Communicable Diseases in South Africa and Geneva University Hospitals in Switzerland
Three suspected hantavirus patients were evacuated from the ship and airlifted to the Netherlands for advanced medical care. PIC/X
World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Wednesday stated that the hantavirus outbreak aboard a cruise ship does not resemble the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, even as international health authorities continue to monitor the situation closely.
Tedros clarified, “No, I don’t think so,” when asked if the current hantavirus situation was similar to the early days of the Covid-19 crisis.
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