Hantavirus: WHO assesses public health risk as low

· DW

The WHO said it expects more cases to emerge given the long incubation period. But its doctors said the virus was very different to COVID and did not pose the same threat. Follow DW for the latest.

  • The WHO anticipates that more cases might emerge but still deems the overall risk as low and dissimilar to COVID-19
  • WHO chief Tedros thanks Spain's government for agreeing to receive the ship
  • No passengers with symptoms are left on board, according to the cruise company
  • The cruise ship has started moving from Cape Verde
  • Spain's Health Ministry says it will allow it to dock at the Canary Island of Tenerife

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