Canadian in isolation tests positive for hantavirus after leaving cruise ship, B.C.'s top doctor says (www.cbc.ca)

submitted 2 weeks ago by Reannlegge@lemmy.ca to c/canada@lemmy.ca

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Henry said the four Canadians isolating in the Island Health region had no known direct contact with the people who fell ill on the ship.

She said everyone on board is globally considered to be a higher-risk contact, but within that context, the four Canadians are considered lower risk because of the location of their cabins on the ship and the activities they were engaged in.

So I hope this means they are going to tell all the Canadians to wait the whole 8 weeks in isolation!

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[-] rekabis@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 weeks ago

Aaaaand it’s now airborne. Maybe not to any great effectiveness, but all it takes is a mutation or three.

And Hantavirus has a 20% fatality rate even with top-notch medical care. It’ll make COVID look like a bad case of hay fever.

[-] Reannlegge@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 weeks ago

Luckily it does not mutate as fast as coronaviruses do…

We did however see how people treated COVID, maybe this will do some freaky stuff, and dumb people will be dumb and it will get around! Best stock up on toilet paper or some other item that will have nothing to do with the effects of the virus.