Trump Is Hopeful Hantavirus Outbreak on Cruise Ship ‘Under Control’
World Health Organization officials said eight cases have been reported and five confirmed, while three U.S. states are monitoring passengers who disembarked.
- 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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Deaths on the high seas, insecure passengers and a cruise ship in a state of emergency: On the "Hondius" the Hantavirus has erupted. While investigators are looking for possible routes of infection, US President Donald Trump tries to calm down.
Trump Says Hantavirus Cruise Ship Outbreak 'Should Be Fine' After His Administration Cut Virus Research
President Donald Trump said the deadly hantavirus outbreak on the MV Hondius cruise ship 'should be fine' on Thursday, even as it emerged that his administration eliminated funding for a pilot project designed to study the very virus now killing passengers at sea. 'It's very much, we hope, under control,' Trump told reporters. 'We have a lot of people. It's a lot of great people are studying it. It should be fine.' But scientists say the US gove…
What the US President said. US President Donald Trump commented for the first time on the hantavirus situation. The virus was found on board a cruise ship after three passengers died, according to RBC-Ukraine, citing Fox News. Read also: Ukrainians on cruise ship where hantavirus outbreak occurred, says Foreign Ministry. Trump said he had already been briefed on the situation. "We hope the situation is completely under control," he noted. He als…
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