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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
on
shàng
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
to occur / to break out
fāshēng
发生
completion marker
le
hantavirus
Hàntǎn Bìngdú
汉坦病毒
outbreak
yìqíng
疫情
this (measure word for ships)
zhè sōu
这艘
ship / vessel
chuán
is called
jiào
MV Hondius (Dutch cruise ship name)
MV Hondius
MV Hondius
to be
shì
the Netherlands
Hélán
荷兰
structural particle
de
cruise ship
yóulún
邮轮
on board / aboard the ship
chuánshàng
船上
there are / to have
yǒu
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
there are
yǒu
two (people)
liǎng míng
两名
Dutch people
Hélánrén
荷兰人
and
one (person)
yī míng
一名
German national
Déguórén
德国人
virus
bìngdú
病毒
is / to be
shì
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
person / people
rén
and / between
person / people
rén
between
zhījiān
之间
to spread / to transmit
chuánbō
传播
WHO (World Health Organization)
Shìwèi Zǔzhī
世卫组织
to say
shuō
this time
zhècì
这次
outbreak
yìqíng
疫情
will not
bù huì
不会
like / similar to
xiàng
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
to
xiàng
five
wǔ gè
五个
countries
guójiā
国家
to send / to distribute
fāsòng
发送
completion marker
le
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

News in English

China & World

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.

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