Trump on Hantavirus: ‘It’s very much we hope under control’
- On Thursday, World Health Organization Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus reported eight cases aboard the cruise ship MV Hondius, with five confirmed as hantavirus infections.
- While most hantavirus cases result from direct rodent exposure, the Andes virus aboard the Hondius presents rare potential human-to-human transmission concerns as the ship remains anchored near the Canary Islands.
- Three U.S. states—California, Arizona, and Georgia—are monitoring passengers who disembarked before the outbreak began, though public health departments report no current indication of infection among residents.
- President Donald Trump confirmed on Thursday he received briefings on the outbreak, telling press his administration has "great people" studying the virus and Americans "should be fine."
- The Trump administration eliminated funding for a WAC-EID pilot project studying this hantavirus type last year, though critics argue such funding cuts increase global vulnerability to viral pandemics.
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Trump says hantavirus is ‘under control’ as WHO tracks cruise outbreak
NewsFeedUS President Donald Trump says a hantavirus cruise ship cluster is ‘under very good control.’ The World Health Organization says it is coordinating with US authorities as infected passengers are hospitalised and contact tracing continues across several countries.Published On 9 May 20269 May 2026Click here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Article Attribution | Read More at Article Source The post …
Trump says hantavirus situation ‘under very good control’
Donald Trump has said the hantavirus outbreak onboard a cruise ship is ‘under very good control’ as the Granadilla port in Tenerife prepares to dock the vessel. Speaking to reporters at the White House before leaving for a dinner at his golf course in Virginia on Friday (8 May), Trump said “ we seem to have things under very good control” as the World Health Organisation “know that virus very well”. He added how the virus is not easy to pass on,…
After the outbreak of the Hantavirus on the cruise ship "Hondius" the concern grows in Tenerife. Five infected, three dead and protests accompany the arrival. Now also the US president commented on the topic.
Trump dismisses hantavirus threat as outbreak spreads
The deepening hantavirus outbreak and the Trump administration’s response to it expose the catastrophic dismantling of US public health and scientific infrastructure six years after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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