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2026-05-11 08:42 UTC
RE: https://flipboard.com/@bbcnews/world-c8sqdvr9z/-/a-whqAM2rCTCirGWNx1vg6Qg%3Aa%3A3199692-%2F0
An American and a French national who have returned to their home countries having left a cruise ship hit by a deadly outbreak of hantavirus have tested positive, authorities say.
The US health department said a second American national on the repatriation flight had also shown mild symptoms…
Before the American case was confirmed, WHO head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned that the decision by the US not to follow his organisation's guidelines over the hantavirus outbreak "may have risks".
The WHO has recommended 42 days of isolation for those leaving the MV Hondius.
#Hantavirus 🤯
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@SnowyCA@social.vivaldi.net 2026-05-11 08:50
@AdminKirsty@infosec.space And the CDC said it is a "lowest risk" virus. ...of course!
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@AdminKirsty@infosec.space 2026-05-11 08:59
@SnowyCA@social.vivaldi.net 18 days’ quarantine, did they say… omg 😨 https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/594884/hantavirus-hit-cruise-ship-passengers-to-quarantine-in-perth