Hantavirus News Roundup: From Céline Gounder of KFF Health News

Summary: There was recently an outbreak of a deadly sickness called hantavirus on a cruise ship named the MV Hondius. Dr. Céline Gounder, an infectious disease doctor from KFF Health News, went on TV to talk about the outbreak. She explained that the World Health Organization says the risk to the public is "absolutely low." She also talked about how hantavirus is very different from COVID-19 and shared what the U.S. government is doing to stop it. Because of these steps, people do not need to be worried about their travel plans.

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