life
shēng huó
生活
cruise ship
yóulún
游轮
hantavirus
Hǎntǎn bìngdú
汉坦病毒
disease outbreak / epidemic
yìqíng
疫情
has resulted in / has caused
yǐ zhì
已致
3 people
3 rén
3人
death / to die
sǐwáng
死亡
vessel / ship
chuánzhī
船只
to anchor / to moor
tíngbó
停泊
at / in
zài
Cabo Verde / Cape Verde
Fódékǎo
佛得角
nearby / in the vicinity of
fùjìn
附近
one (measure word for ships)
yī sōu
一艘
carrying / with on board
zài yǒu
载有
147 (measure word for people)
147 míng
147名
passengers / travelers
lǚkè
旅客
and
hé
和
crew members
chuányuán
船员
(possessive particle)
de
的
cruise ship
yóulún
游轮
currently / at present
mùqián
目前
to anchor / to moor
tíngbó
停泊
at / in
zài
在
Cabo Verde / Cape Verde
Fódékǎo
佛得角
coast / coastline
hǎiàn
海岸
nearby / in the vicinity of
fùjìn
附近
before this / previously
cǐqián
此前
on board / aboard the ship
chuán shàng
船上
to break out / to erupt (of disease)
bàofā
暴发
hantavirus
Hǎntǎn bìngdú
汉坦病毒
disease outbreak
yìqíng
疫情
to cause / to result in
zàochéng
造成
3 people
3 rén
3人
death / to die
sǐwáng
死亡
May 6, 2026 at 9:40 AM
World Health Organization (WHO)
Shìjiè Wèishēng Zǔzhī
世界卫生组织
to confirm / to verify
quèrèn
确认
one (measure word for ships)
yī sōu
一艘
cruise ship
yóulún
游轮
on / aboard
shàng
上
at least
zhìshǎo
至少
to discover / to find
fāxiàn
发现
seven cases
qī lì
七例
hantavirus
Hǎntǎn bìngdú
汉坦病毒
infection / to be infected
gǎnrǎn
感染
medical case
bìnglì
病例
among which / of which
qízhōng
其中
two cases
liǎng lì
两例
through / via (formal)
jīng
经
laboratory
shíyànshì
实验室
to confirm a diagnosis
quèzhěn
确诊
as of / up to (a date)
jiézhì
截至
May 4th
5 yuè 4 rì
5月4日
there already are / there have already been
yǐ yǒu
已有
three people
sān rén
三人
death / to die
sǐwáng
死亡
including
bāokuò
包括
a pair / a couple
yī duì
一对
the Netherlands
Hélán
荷兰
married couple / husband and wife
fūfù
夫妇
as well as / and
yǐjí
以及
one (measure word for people)
yī míng
一名
Germany
Déguó
德国
citizen
gōngmín
公民
initially / at first
zuìchū
最初
(possessive particle)
de
的
medical case
bìnglì
病例
is / to be
shì
是
in / at
zài
在
Argentina
Āgēntíng
阿根廷
to board a ship
dēng chuán
登船
(possessive / modifying particle)
de
的
a pair / a couple
yī duì
一对
married couple
fūqī
夫妻
authorities
dāngjú
当局
to believe / to consider
rènwéi
认为
they / them
tāmen
他们
is / to be
shì
是
in / at
zài
在
off the ship / ashore
chuán xià
船下
to be infected / infection
gǎnrǎn
感染
(particle)
de
的
hantavirus
Hǎntǎn bìngdú
汉坦病毒
usually / typically
tōngcháng
通常
through / by means of
tōngguò
通过
contact / to come into contact with
jiēchù
接触
infected / contaminated
shòu gǎnrǎn
受感染
rodents
nièchǐ dòngwù
啮齿动物
(possessive particle)
de
的
excretions / bodily waste
páixièwù
排泄物
to spread / transmission
chuánbō
传播
cruise ship
yóulún
游轮
to arrive at / to reach
dǐdá
抵达
Cabo Verde / Cape Verde
Fódékǎo
佛得角
capital city
shǒudū
首都
Praia (capital of Cabo Verde)
Pǔlāyǎ
普拉亚
after / following
hòu
后
authorities
dāngjú
当局
using / on the grounds of
yǐ
以
public health
gōnggòng wèishēng
公共卫生
on the grounds of / citing as a reason
wéiyóu
为由
to refuse / to deny
jùjué
拒绝
its / their (formal)
qí
其
to dock / to come ashore
kào àn
靠岸
World Health Organization (WHO)
Shìjiè Wèishēng Zǔzhī
世界卫生组织
to state / to indicate
biǎoshì
表示
currently / at present
mùqián
目前
not yet / has not yet
shàngwèi
尚未
to rule out / to eliminate
páichú
排除
virus
bìngdú
病毒
in / at
zài
在
person / people
rén
人
and / with
yǔ
与
person / people
rén
人
between
zhījiān
之间
to spread / transmission
chuánbō
传播
(possessive particle)
de
的
possibility / likelihood
kěnéngxìng
可能性