Five cases from cruise ship confirmed as hantavirus, three suspected

LONDON: Five ​of the eight suspected cases of hantavirus linked to the ⁠MV Hondius cruise ⁠ship have now been confirmed, the World ‌Health Organization ​said at ⁠a press ​briefing on Thursday.

The ‌wider public health ​threat from the outbreak remained low, Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus ‌said, adding that the ​WHO was aware ​of ‌reports ⁠of other patients and ​there may be more ⁠cases due ​to the long incubation period of ​the virus.