How the world is racing to contact trace a rare virus
5/8/202616 min
Health officials are rushing to complete contract tracing of passengers onboard the cruise ship struck with an outbreak of hantavirus. Stat’s Helen Branswell joins to discuss what experts are looking out for.
After Trump launched Project Freedom, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait barred the U.S. from using their bases and airspace. The Wall Street Journal’s Shelby Holliday explains why the two Gulf countries have since reversed course.
Many thought the Sphere in Las Vegas would be a failure after huge budget overruns and construction delays. The Wall Street Journal’s Katherine Sayre details how the popular venue bucked expectations.
Plus, a federal court ruled that Trump’s latest tariffs are unjustified, Tennessee passed the first new congressional map since the Supreme Court’s Voting Rights Act decision, and Sir David Attenborough is celebrating a milestone birthday.
Today’s episode was hosted by Cecilia Lei.
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First 90 secondsCecilia Ley· Host0:00
[upbeat music] Good morning. Iran and the US traded fire on the Strait of Hormuz again. The Wall Street Journal details how the US might restart its plan to help ships cross the waterway. Health officials are racing to track who came in contact with passengers of a cruise ship struck by hantavirus. STAT explains the process.
Helen Branswell· Guest0:23
When something like this happens, public health has to cast a very broad net looking for potential cases.
Cecilia Ley· Host0:30
And how the Las Vegas Sphere became the highest grossing arena in the world. It's Friday, May 8th, I'm Cecilia Ley, and this is Apple News Today. Tensions in the Strait of Hormuz flared again on Thursday after Iran launched missiles, drones, and small boats at American destroyers. The US, in response, said it targeted missile sites and other command control locations, further threatening the already fragile ceasefire. The two sides, meanwhile, are working on a one-page plan that could halt fighting and set the table for new peace talks. The Strait of Hormuz has been at the center of a roller coaster few days in the war. On Monday, President Trump implemented what he called Project Freedom to help guide ships through the vital waterway.
Shelby Holliday· Guest1:19
This involves guided missile destroyers, more than 100 aircraft. We're basically creating a defensive bubble over these commercial ships that wanna leave through the Strait of Hormuz.
Cecilia Ley· Host1:29
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