00:00WHO Director Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says Hantavirus does not pose the same risks as COVID-19 following a deadly Hantavirus
00:10outbreak on a cruise ship.
00:12Ghebreyesus made a comment on Saturday. Amid local anxiety, he said the risk posed to the population is low.
00:19The WHO has briefed its members with citizens on board on how to get them home, recommending 42-day monitoring
00:27starting from the last point of exposure.
00:29At least three passengers have died from a rare strain of the rodent-borne illness which can spread among people.
