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 BaysGuests:Dr Mukesh Kapila – Professor Emeritus of Global Health and Humanitarian Affairs at the University of ManchesterDr Margaret Harris – Lecturer at the United Nations Institute for Training and Research, former W.H.O. spokeswomanNicholas Locker – Professor of Virology at the Pirbright Institute, near Guildford, UKPublished On 9 May 20269 May 2026Click here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo
