Hantavirus outbreak on cruise ship not ‘another COVID’, WHO says Three people have died and several others have fallen ill aboard the Dutch-flagged MV Hondius, prompting a major international public health response involving countries across ...

Hantavirus outbreak: Another passenger contracts disease The individual, who is male, had been travelling on the Dutch-flagged vessel, the Hondius, at the centre of the outbreak. He is being treated in a Zurich hospital after ...

Human spread of hantavirus not ruled out on cruise ship The deadly disease outbreak has triggered an international public health response. Seven individuals of the 147 passengers and crew have been reported ill and three ...

World News in Brief: Gulf tensions rise, Gaza health needs ‘staggering’, skills gap threat Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric pointed to the multiple missiles and drone launched at the United Arab Emirates on Monday, which the UAE ...

WHO leads response to cruise ship hantavirus outbreak By Vibhu Mishra 4 May 2026 Health An outbreak of deadly hantavirus aboard a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean has triggered an international public health response. ...

Three dead in suspected hantavirus infection outbreak on cruise ship: WHO 3 May 2026 Health Three people have died and three others are ill following suspected cases of hantavirus infection on a cruise ship in ...

WHO calls for stepped up action to eliminate viral hepatitis It highlights significant gains made in the fight against hepatitis B and C, which together account for 95 per cent of all hepatitis-related deaths worldwide. ...

A race for rights: How sport is helping protect girls in Uganda “As a female coach, the girls trust me,” she said. “They tell me things they can’t tell anyone else, about pressure to undergo ...

Two-thirds of global hunger concentrated in 10 conflict-hit countries The 2026 Global Report on Food Crises, released on Friday by an alliance of UN agencies, the European Union (EU) and partners, finds that 266 million ...

For every generation, vaccines work and they have saved over 150 million lives: WHO 24 April 2026 Health Over the past 50 years, vaccines have saved more than 150 million lives, as ordinary people chose ...