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After coronavirus, should we fear hantavirus? Here is what you need to know

A deadly hantavirus outbreak has unfolded aboard the Dutch cruise ship MV Hondius, leaving three passengers dead and several others infected. Here’s what you need to know.

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00:27The Andes virus can have some human-to-human transmission, so for our point of view, from a public health
00:32perspective, this is what we are assuming, and we're trying to take the maximum level of precautions, balancing risk.
00:38And please let me just add that the risk to the general public is low.
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01:23This was a relaxing explanation, but this was not the case because the first death was because of the Hansa
01:34virus.
01:34And after this announcement, we were not ready or we were not isolated for what was to come.
01:41We were together during breakfast, lunch and dinner timings in the dining room all together.
01:50There was an open buffet and we had lecture sessions, group activities.
01:57Still, even after the day that we had someone pass away, we were not informed about the situation and the
02:08ship management, I think, didn't know anything about the virus.
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