Hantavirus Is 'Not the Next COVID,' Experts Say: What to Know
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the risk to the rest of the world is low as three patients were evacuated and three deaths were reported.
- On Wednesday, World Health Organisation chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told AFP that the deadly Hantavirus outbreak on the cruise ship Hondius does not resemble the start of the Covid-19 pandemic.
- Since Sunday, the Hondius has been anchored off Cape Verde following an international health alert, as medical teams scrambled to evacuate three people believed to be infected with the virus.
- "Three of the patients have been evacuated just a couple of hours ago," Tedros said, adding that agency medics had joined the ship to monitor and support those remaining on board.
- The three patients are traveling to the Netherlands while the Hondius is expected to soon set sail for the Canary Islands in Spain.
- When asked if the outbreak mirrored the Covid-19 crisis, Tedros insisted "the risk to the rest of the world is low" and replied, "No, I don't think so.
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