Sabrina Siddiqui

Even if the Trump administration and the CDC are saying that this is not another COVID, part of what's also informing the government response is what this administration sees as pandemic-era missteps.

You have people in the Trump administration, including the president himself, who were very critical of COVID-era lockdowns.

I mean, Jay Bhattacharya, who's acting...

director of the CDC, was himself and has continued to be very critical of COVID era restrictions.

And so now you find these officials in this interesting position of wanting to avoid stirring up the kind of fear and anxiety that is associated with COVID, but at the same time, making sure that they're taking Hantavirus seriously and avoiding the appearance of not giving it the attention it warrants.

Iran strikes a key oil port and attacks U.S.

warships and commercial ships, testing a shaky Middle East ceasefire.

Plus, Amazon is making its shipping and logistics network available for hire.

And demand is rising for actively managed ETFs.

And so are the fees for BlackRock and other asset managers.

It's Monday, May 4th.

I'm Sabrina Siddiqui for The Wall Street Journal, filling in for Alex Osola.

This is the PM edition of What's News, the top headlines and business stories that move the world today.

We start our show today with the Middle East.

Fighting in the Iran conflict has flared up again after weeks of relative calm.

And that's straining a ceasefire that was already fragile.

The United Arab Emirates reported missile and drone attacks on its key oil hub while U.S.

military forces intervened to protect commercial shipping in the region.

During a call with reporters today, U.S.

Central Command Admiral Brad Cooper said Iran has attacked several ships.