WHO: Hantavirus may have spread between humans
5/5/202626 min
The World Health Organization says there may have been human-to-human transmission of a rare respiratory virus usually spread by rodents onboard a cruise ship off Africa's west coast. Three passengers have died and another is seriously ill. The ship was denied permission to dock in Cape Verde after cases of hantavirus were confirmed. The WHO says the risk to the global population is "low".
Also: the US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth says the US-Iran ceasefire is ''not over'' despite both sides attacking each other in the Strait of Hormuz. Residents in southern Lebanon say they fear a prolonged conflict with Israel, as the Israeli army instructs more civilians to leave their homes. There is lingering anger in Serbia over a lack of accountability for a railway station disaster that killed 16 people in 2024. A new book explores why so many of the world's languages could be extinct by the end of this century. And Dolly Parton has cancelled her Las Vegas residency because of ongoing health issues.
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Janet Jalil· Host0:33
[gentle music] This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service. I'm Janet Jalil, and at fifteen hours GMT on Tuesday the fifth of May, these are our main stories. The World Health Organization says the hantavirus may have spread between people on a cruise ship where three passengers have died and others are confined to their cabins. The US Defense Secretary, Pete Hegseth, insists the ceasefire with Iran is not over, despite the recent clashes between the two sides in the Strait of Hormuz. Israel issues new evacuation orders for two towns in southern Lebanon after seventeen people were killed on Monday. Also in this podcast.
Dolly Parton· Soundbite1:19
I can't be easy carrying around banjos, guitars and such. Not to mention all those heavy rhinestone outfits, the big hair, my big, uh, personality.
Unknown speaker1:29
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