Health experts have expressed concern for the readiness of the United States to handle a widespread outbreak of hantavirus after it was revealed a number of passengers have returned to the U.S. after disembarking a cruise ship before they realized a contagious and deadly disease was circulating onboard.
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Thursday, May 7, 2026 Speaking to reporters outside at the Lincoln Memorial, Trump was asked about the Hantavirus outbreak and said: “It’s very much, we hope, under control…We have a lot of people, a lot of great people studying it.”
Trump said “it should be fine,” and when asked if Americans should be
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