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No access Chinese mainland CCTV Newscontent www.cctvplus.com +86-10-83949886 +86-10-63978447 contact@cctvplus.com 2026-05-08T17:11:33Z 2026-05-08T17:11:33Z 2026-05-08 2014-11-06T09:22:45Z China Central Television United Nations Naciones Unidas Health May 7, 2026/File 7 may, 2026/Archivo UN-Cruise Ship Hantavirus ONU-Brote de Hantavirus Cruise ship hantavirus poses low global public health risk: WHO Brote de hantavirus dentro de cruceros representa un bajo riesgo para la salud pública mundial: OMS The deadly hantavirus outbreak aboard the cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean poses a low global public health risk and the ship is currently sailing for the Canary Islands, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations said on Thursday. 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 Europe, Africa and Latin America. The first alert came from the United Kingdom, which notified WHO of the outbreak after passengers aboard the vessel developed severe respiratory illness during the trip from Argentina to Cabo Verde. Briefing journalists in Geneva, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said eight cases had been reported so far, including five laboratory-confirmed infections and three suspected cases linked to the rare Andes strain of hantavirus. Hantaviruses are zoonotic viruses carried by rodents and are usually transmitted to humans through contact with infected animals or their urine, saliva or droppings. The Andes strain, found in parts of Latin America, is the only known hantavirus capable of limited human-to-human transmission. Tedros warned that additional cases may still emerge because the incubation period for Andes hantavirus can be up to six weeks. Maria Van Kerkhove, the WHO's chief of Epidemic and Pandemic Preparedness and Prevention, stressed at a press conference in Geneva that this outbreak is not the 2020 COVID pandemic which killed millions worldwide. The outbreak has triggered action under the International Health Regulations, the global framework designed to coordinate responses to cross-border health threats. WHO said it is working closely with authorities in Cabo Verde, Spain, the Netherlands, South Africa, the United Kingdom and Argentina, alongside the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control. Spain has agreed to allow the vessel to dock in the Canary Islands, an autonomous Spanish community, after Cabo Verde declined the request because of public health concerns. Stephane Dujarric, spokesperson for the UN secretary-general told a daily briefing Thursday that the ship is currently sailing for the Canary Islands, and the United Nations is coordinating with other countries to conduct medical assessments, patient transfers, and shipboard disease control. "The World Health Organization and the UN team have also supported with tracking and investigating cases, guidance to health professionals, infection prevention measures on board the ship, lab investigations and the provision of medical supplies to the vessel," he said. Meanwhile, medical professionals have boarded the ship to conduct further assessments of those on board. "A WHO expert boarded the ship in Cabo Verde and has been joined by two doctors from the Netherlands and an expert from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control. They will stay aboard the ship until it reaches its next destination in the Canary Islands. They are conducting medical assessment of everyone on board and gathering information to assess the risk of infection," Dujarric said. According to WHO, transmission generally requires close and prolonged contact, particularly among household members, intimate partners or healthcare workers. Passengers abroad have been asked to remain in their cabins while being disinfected. Anyone who develops symptoms will be isolated immediately. Un brote mortal de hantavirus a bordo de un crucero en el Océano Atlántico representa un bajo riesgo para la salud pública mundial y no es el comienzo de otra pandemia de COVID, declaró el jueves la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS). Tres personas han fallecido y varias más han enfermado a bordo del crucero MV Hondius, con bandera holandesa, lo que ha provocado una importante respuesta internacional de salud pública en la que participan países de Europa, África y América Latina. La primera alerta provino de Reino Unido, que notificó a la OMS sobre el brote después de que los pasajeros a bordo del buque desarrollaran una enfermedad respiratoria grave durante el viaje de Argentina a Cabo Verde. En una rueda de prensa celebrada en Ginebra, el director general de la OMS, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, declaró que hasta el momento se habían notificado ocho casos, entre ellos cinco infecciones confirmadas por laboratorio y tres casos sospechosos vinculados a la rara cepa Andes del hantavirus. Los hantavirus son virus zoonóticos transmitidos por roedores y generalmente se transmiten a los humanos a través del contacto con animales infectados o con su orina, saliva o excrementos. La cepa Andes, presente en algunas zonas de Latinoamérica, es el único hantavirus conocido capaz de transmitirse de persona a persona de forma limitada. Tedros advirtió que aún podrían surgir casos adicionales, ya que el período de incubación del hantavirus andino puede ser de hasta seis semanas. Maria Van Kerkhove, jefa de Preparación y Prevención de Epidemias y Pandemias de la OMS, recalcó en una rueda de prensa en Ginebra que este brote no es la pandemia de COVID-19 de 2020, que causó la muerte de millones de personas en todo el mundo. El brote ha desencadenado la adopción de medidas en virtud del Reglamento Sanitario Internacional, el marco mundial diseñado para coordinar las respuestas a las amenazas sanitarias transfronterizas. La OMS ha declarado que está trabajando en estrecha colaboración con las autoridades de Cabo Verde, España, los Países Bajos, Sudáfrica, Reino Unido y Argentina, junto con el Centro Europeo para la Prevención y el Control de las Enfermedades. España ha accedido a permitir que el buque atraque en las Islas Canarias, una comunidad autónoma española, después de que Cabo Verde rechazara la solicitud debido a preocupaciones de salud pública. English/Nats Inglés/Nats UN Headquarters, New York City - May 7, 2026 (UNTV - For news purpose only/No archive/Not for other production use) 1. Press briefing in progress, reporters 2. SOUNDBITE (English) Stephane Dujarric, spokesman, United Nations secretary-general: "The World Health Organization and the UN team have also supported with tracking and investigating cases, guidance to health professionals, infection prevention measures on board the ship, lab investigations and the provision of medical supplies to the vessel." FILE: Geneva, Switzerland - Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland) 3. Various of WHO headquarters, logo UN Headquarters, New York City - May 7, 2026 (UNTV - For news purpose only/No archive/Not for other production use) 4. SOUNDBITE (English) Stephane Dujarric, spokesman, United Nations secretary-general: "A WHO expert boarded the ship in Cabo Verde and has been joined by two doctors from the Netherlands and an expert from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control. They will stay aboard the ship until it reaches its next destination in the Canary Islands. They are conducting medical assessment of everyone on board and gathering information to assess the risk of infection." 5. Press briefing in progress, reporters Sede de la ONU, Nueva York – 7 de mayo de 2026 (UNTV - Solo para fines informativos/No archivar/Prohibido su uso en otras producciones) 1. Conferencia de prensa en curso, reporteros 2. SONIDO SINCRÓNICO (inglés) Stephane Dujarric, portavoz del secretario general de la ONU: "La Organización Mundial de la Salud y el equipo de la ONU también nos han brindado su apoyo. Estamos rastreando e investigando casos, ofreciendo orientación a los profesionales de la salud sobre medidas de prevención de infecciones a bordo del barco, realizando análisis de laboratorio y proporcionando suministros médicos a la embarcación". ARCHIVO: Ginebra, Suiza – Fecha desconocida (CCTV - No acceso a la parte continental de China) 3. Varios planos de la sede de la OMS, logotipo Sede de la ONU, Nueva York – 7 de mayo de 2026 (UNTV - Solo para fines informativos/No archivar/Prohibido su uso en otras producciones) 4. SONIDO SINCRÓNICO (inglés) Stephane Dujarric, portavoz del secretario general de la ONU: "Un experto de la OMS subió a bordo del barco en Cabo Verde, al que se unieron dos médicos de los Países Bajos y un experto del Centro Europeo para la Prevención y el Control de Enfermedades. Permanecerán a bordo hasta que el barco llegue a su próximo destino en las Islas Canarias. Están realizando evaluaciones médicas a todos los pasajeros y recabando información para evaluar el riesgo de infección". 5. Conferencia de prensa en curso, reporteros