Hantavirus poses 'very little risk' to wider public, health expert says
Summary
Health experts say that a hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship does not pose a large risk to the general public. The virus spreads only through close contact, and passengers are being monitored after arriving in the Canary Islands.Key Facts
- A hantavirus outbreak occurred on a cruise ship.
- The virus spreads through close contact, not easily like Covid-19.
- Health experts say the virus poses very little risk to most people.
- Passengers from the cruise ship are being watched after disembarking in the Canary Islands.
- The virus is well known to medical experts.
- Public concern and online misinformation have grown about this outbreak.
- Professor Paul Hunter from the University of East Anglia provided these updates.
- The situation is not comparable to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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