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Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
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I'm Janet Jalil, and at 15 Hours GMT on Tuesday, the 5th of May, these are our main stories. The World Health Organization says the Hanta virus may have spread between people on a cruise ship where three passengers have died and others are confined to their cabins. The U.S.
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Chapter 2: What is the potential for human-to-human transmission of hantavirus?
people who've shared cabins, etc. So again, our assumption is that has happened. And that's why we are operating and working with the ship to make sure that anyone who is symptomatic, you know, anyone caring for patients is wearing full personal protective equipment. The medical personnel who have boarded the boat have brought additional PPE as well.
So how unusual is it for the virus to spread between humans rather than from rodents to humans? Our health correspondent is Jim Reid.
I mean, it is very rare that that should happen. The vast majority of cases of hantavirus appear to be spread from rodents, as you say. And this isn't particularly nice, but it's mice and rat droppings and urine that then dry and then the dust then blows up into the air and people inhale it. There was a famous case in Yosemite National Park in the U.S. in 2012.
where 10 people were infected, three died, because mice had burrowed into the base of a cabin and made nests. But as you say, it does look like, in some cases, person-to-person transmission is possible, particularly this Andy strain of Hantavirus, which is found mainly in South America, which is, of course... where this ship sailed from. There was a case in 2018 in Argentina.
A single party led to 34 infections and 11 deaths, and it's thought that was caused by a single infected individual passing on the virus. The only reason we know about... These cases, though, is because they are so unusual. It's not the kind of thing that happens all the time.
The World Health Organization, as you said, saying this morning, it believes that human to human transmission may have taken place. But again, it's stressing this is very uncommon. And maybe it's something about the nature of these cruise ships with quite tight, small cabins that increases the risk.
And the WHO has been keen to reassure people that this is not like COVID, that this is different, but it will reawaken memories of the pandemic. How is this different?
I think a lot of people listening to this are bound to think that. There are some key differences here. Coronavirus, COVID was a brand new disease. People had never been exposed to it before, had the chance to build up any sort of immunity. And that's as we know now, it can spread very easily worldwide. between people, person to person.
You remember that, that R number we talked about all the time, the rate of transmission between people. Hantavirus is very different. It's a family of viruses rather than one disease. And crucially, it's not new. You know, it was first isolated, I think, back in 1989, a team from South Korea looking at field mice. That's why it's named after the Hanta River in South Korea.
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Chapter 3: What updates have been provided by the WHO regarding the hantavirus outbreak?
Obviously, those vessels, the insurers of those vessels are waiting to see. There are no rush to go through for obvious reasons. As you say, two vessels, according to the U.S., did get through. One was confirmed by the Maersk shipping giant itself. So we know that that happened. We know also that Iran responded very strongly.
We're having the Joint Chief of Staff now giving more detail about the operation. But this is really to bolster up both for Americans, for the rest of the world, and also a message to Iran of the depth of progress. planning and seriousness involved in this operation.
So, you know, I mean, telling Iran, as they are trying to again and again, look, you've got nowhere to go, your key card is being taken away from you, either get to a negotiating table now, essentially accept our conditions, or all hell will be unleashed. It seems the ceasefire is still holding. Yes, it is to a degree.
I mean, yesterday, it was at its most fragile, the word that everybody's using, obviously, about it, the escalation, because Iran immediately responded and it attacked a Gulf neighbour, the UAE, again, quite hard. If that were to continue over the coming days, then the ceasefire would be in real jeopardy. At the moment, I think we need to wait and see for that. Sebastian Usher.
And we have more on this on our YouTube channel. Just search for BBC News on YouTube and you'll find Global News Podcast in the podcast section. There's a new story available every weekday. Lebanon's health ministry says Israeli strikes have killed 110 people since Thursday, despite a ceasefire with Hezbollah that was announced more than two weeks ago.
Israel says 17 of its soldiers were killed in the same period. The Israeli military has told people in two towns in southern Lebanon to evacuate and accused Hezbollah of planning to launch further attacks. The conflict has also disrupted schooling for thousands of students. Nancy Nara is a teacher in a village in southern Lebanon.
We're living but it's not safe of course. The occupation is just next to us. We always hear sounds of bombards so it's not safe at all. Our schools are closed. We teach now online but it's not the same. Many, many schools were destroyed and damaged.
We heard more about the latest evacuation orders from our correspondent in Beirut, Lina Sinjab.
These evacuation orders have become the norm for many Lebanese villages and towns in the south. So people get these orders to evacuate and they don't know when and if they will be able to go back to their towns and villages. We're not sure yet if the strikes have started after the evacuation order, but yesterday...
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Chapter 4: How is the situation evolving for passengers on the cruise ship?
The Israelis have warned that no one should be coming back. The Lebanese want to go back. They have nowhere to stay. They've been staying in schools or at relatives' homes or in public areas. Some are still staying in tents here in Beirut. So it's really a dire situation for people. They are worried that this is an occupation that's going to last.
And these negotiations, direct negotiations with the Israelis, are not able to even imply a lasting ceasefire, let alone the right for people to return to their homes and villages.
Lina Sinjab. Still to come in this podcast. 18 months after that, we still do not have justice for these people. And I would say we still do not have peace for these people. Relatives of victims of a railway station roof collapse in Serbia are demanding answers from their government.
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