MV Hondius Evacuated After Hantavirus Outbreak, 3 Dead

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The hantavirus outbreak on the MV Hondius exposes a global health system that still isn't ready to handle cross-border disease threats. Passengers from 23 nationalities scattered across the world before a coherent response was even in place, and the WHO lacks the authority to enforce consistent quarantine or monitoring. Six years after COVID-19, the world is making the same fragmented, politically driven mistakes all over again.