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Headline: UNCAPTIONED: WHO Says Cruise Ship Hantavirus Outbreak Is Not a New Pandemic
Caption: WHO Says Cruise Ship Hantavirus Outbreak Is Not a New Pandemic. World Health Organization says the hantavirus outbreak linked to the cruise ship MV Hondius is not the start of another global pandemic. WHO official Maria van Kerkhove stressed that hantavirus spreads very differently from COVID-19, mainly through close and intimate contact. So far, five cases have been confirmed and three people have died, including a Dutch woman who later travelled to South Africa. Health officials across several countries are now tracing passengers who left the ship during its journey from Argentina toward Spain’s Canary Islands. The outbreak is drawing global attention because the WHO says person-to-person transmission of hantavirus has now been documented for the first time. Authorities have asked passengers to wear masks, isolate if necessary, and follow strict health monitoring as investigations continue. Instructions: THIS VIDEO MUST NOT BE EDITED FOR LENGTH TO COMBINE WITH OTHER CONTENT
Keywords: Current Affairs & Politics,World Health Organization,MV Hondius,Hantavirus,outbreak investigation,public health risk,human-to-human transmission,passenger tracing,Argentina,United Kingdom,United States,Singapore,South Africa,Canary Islands
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