{"id":2000111372,"date":"2026-05-09T10:11:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-09T08:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/?p=2000111372"},"modified":"2026-05-09T09:42:59","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T07:42:59","slug":"risk-of-hantavirus-spreading-to-general-population-absolutely-low-who","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/risk-of-hantavirus-spreading-to-general-population-absolutely-low-who\/","title":{"rendered":"Risk of hantavirus spreading to general population &#8220;absolutely low&#8221;: WHO"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>&#8220;This is not COVID&#8221; and its risk to the general population remains &#8220;absolutely low,&#8221; Lindmeier said at a briefing in Geneva, as the agency continues to coordinate the response to the outbreak on a cruise ship in the Atlantic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I need to stress again and again, even those who have been sharing cabins don&#8217;t seem to be both infected in some case \u2026 it&#8217;s not spreading anything close to how COVID was spreading,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Three people have died and several others have fallen ill aboard the cruise ship MV Hondius, prompting a major international public health response involving countries across Europe, Africa and Latin America.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/69fe4267a310d68600fd0d5d.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2000111373\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Media briefing on Hantavirus hosted by Dr Tedros at WHO headquarters, Geneva, Switzerland, May 7. 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