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WHO (World Health Organization)
Shìwèi Zǔzhī
世卫组织
to confirm
quèrèn
确认
cruise ship
yóulún
邮轮
hantavirus
Hàntǎn Bìngdú
汉坦病毒
outbreak / epidemic
yìqíng
疫情
，
there have already been
yǐ yǒu
已有
three people
sān rén
三人
to die / death
sǐwáng
死亡
。

World Health Organization

Shìjiè Wèishēng Zǔzhī

世界卫生组织

to confirm

quèrèn

确认

one (measure word for ships)

yī sōu

一艘

cruise ship

yóulún

邮轮

shàng

上

to occur / to break out

fāshēng

发生

hantavirus

Hàntǎn Bìngdú

汉坦病毒

outbreak

yìqíng

疫情

，

there have already been

yǐ yǒu

已有

five people

wǔ rén

五人

confirmed (cases)

quèzhěn

确诊

、

three people

sān rén

三人

died / death

sǐwáng

死亡

。

May 8, 2026 at 11:00 AM

World Health Organization

Shìjiè Wèishēng Zǔzhī

世界卫生组织

to confirm

quèrèn

确认

one (measure word for ships)

yī sōu

一艘

cruise ship

yóulún

邮轮

on / aboard

shàng

上

to occur / to break out

fāshēng

发生

completion marker

了

hantavirus

Hàntǎn Bìngdú

汉坦病毒

outbreak

yìqíng

疫情

。

this (measure word for ships)

zhè sōu

这艘

ship / vessel

chuán

船

is called

jiào

叫

MV Hondius (Dutch cruise ship name)

MV Hondius

，

to be

shì

是

the Netherlands

Hélán

荷兰

structural particle

的

cruise ship

yóulún

邮轮

。

on board / aboard the ship

chuánshàng

船上

there are / to have

yǒu

有

five people

wǔ rén

五人

confirmed (cases)

quèzhěn

确诊

，

three people

sān rén

三人

already

yǐjīng

已经

died

sǐwáng

死亡

。

the deceased / those who died

sǐzhě

死者

among

zhōng

中

there are

yǒu

有

two (people)

liǎng míng

两名

Dutch people

Hélánrén

荷兰人

and

hé

和

one (person)

yī míng

一名

German national

Déguórén

德国人

。

virus

bìngdú

病毒

is / to be

shì

是

Andes (mountain range in South America)

Āndìsī

安第斯

hantavirus

Hàntǎn Bìngdú

汉坦病毒

，

can / to be able to

kěyǐ

可以

among

zài

在

person / people

rén

人

and / between

yǔ

与

person / people

rén

人

between

zhījiān

之间

to spread / to transmit

chuánbō

传播

。

WHO (World Health Organization)

Shìwèi Zǔzhī

世卫组织

to say

shuō

说

，

this time

zhècì

这次

outbreak

yìqíng

疫情

will not

bù huì

不会

like / similar to

xiàng

像

COVID-19

Xīnguān

新冠

like that / in that way

nàyàng

那样

on a wide scale

dà fànwéi

大范围

to spread

chuánbō

传播

。

WHO (World Health Organization)

Shìwèi Zǔzhī

世卫组织

already

yǐjīng

已经

xiàng

向

five

wǔ gè

五个

countries

guójiā

国家

to send / to distribute

fāsòng

发送

completion marker

了

2,500 sets

2500 tào

2500套

testing / diagnostic

jiǎncè

检测

test kits

shìjì hé

试剂盒

。

New Words

ShìjièWèishēngZǔzhī

世界卫生组织

WHO

quèrèn

确认

to confirm

yóulún

邮轮

cruise ship

HàntǎnBìngdú

汉坦病毒

hantavirus

yìqíng

疫情

outbreak

quèzhěn

确诊

confirmed case

sǐwáng

死亡

to die

chuánbō

传播

to spread

jiǎncè

检测

testing

shìjìhé

试剂盒

test kit

Hélán

荷兰

Netherlands

fāsòng

发送

to distribute

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WHO Confirms Cruise Ship Hantavirus Outbreak With Three Dead

The WHO confirmed a hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship, with five confirmed cases and three deaths reported.

The World Health Organization confirmed an outbreak of hantavirus on a cruise ship.

The vessel is called MV Hondius, a Dutch cruise ship.

Five people on board have been confirmed infected, and three have already died.

Among the deceased are two Dutch nationals and one German national.

The virus is the Andes hantavirus, which can spread between people.

The WHO stated that this outbreak will not spread on a wide scale like COVID-19.

The WHO has already distributed 2,500 test kits to five countries.

WHO (World Health Organization)Shìwèi Zǔzhī世卫组织to confirmquèrèn确认cruise shipyóulún邮轮hantavirusHàntǎn Bìngdú汉坦病毒outbreak / epidemicyìqíng疫情，there have already beenyǐ yǒu已有three peoplesān rén三人to die / deathsǐwáng死亡。

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WHO Confirms Cruise Ship Hantavirus Outbreak With Three Dead

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