Should we be worried about the hantavirus outbreak? | | Health Issues

The World Health Organization says hantavirus poses a low risk to public health.

Arrangements are being made to evacuate passengers from a cruise ship after three people died on board.

So, how are officials using what they’ve learned from the COVID-19 pandemic to respond to the hantavirus?

Presenter: James Bays

Guests:

Dr Mukesh Kapila – Professor Emeritus of Global Health and Humanitarian Affairs at the University of Manchester

Dr Margaret Harris – Lecturer at the United Nations Institute for Training and Research, former WHO spokesperson

Nicholas Locker – Professor of Virology at the Pirbright Institute, near Guildford, UK