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Should we be worried about the hantavirus outbreak?
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The incident has drawn comparisons to the COVID-19 pandemic. The World Health Organization says the hantavirus poses a low risk to public health. Arrangements are underway to repatriate passengers from a cruise ship after three people on board died. So, how are officials applying the lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic to respond to the hantavirus? Presenter: James Bays Guests: Dr Mukesh Kapila β Professor Emeritus of Global Health and Humanitarian Affairs at the University of Manchester Dr Margaret Harris β Lecturer at the United Nations Institute for Training and Research, former W.H.O. spokeswoman Nicholas Locker β Professor of Virology at the Pirbright Institute, near Guildford, UK Save Share