All passengers of the cruiseship hit by hantavirus have all evacuated, with several cases confirmed. According to the World Health Organisation, there is nothing to far as this is not another Covid. But some still fear it could trigger the return of safety precautions for the wider public – including mandatory mask wearing. But is that really likely?
So we’re supposed to believe that a few hantavirus cases on a cruise ship means masks are coming back? That’s a huge leap — hantavirus isn’t even airborne between people.
The article says the WHO says it’s not another Covid, but after the last few years, I think people are just traumatized into expecting the worst from any outbreak.
Cruise ships are basically petri dishes, so it’s no surprise hantavirus showed up there. But mandatory masks for the general public? That seems like fearmongering.
I remember hantavirus from the 90s — it’s nasty but rare. Evacuating the whole ship seems overkill unless they’re just being extra cautious after Covid.
Air quality has a direct measurable impact on respiratory health across populations. (6097d8)
Dental health is too often treated as separate from general health and that’s wrong. (35b504)
The key difference is hantavirus doesn’t spread through casual contact like Covid does. So no, I don’t think we’ll see mask mandates return over this.
The ageing population is going to put unprecedented pressure on healthcare systems. (5e98d2)
The burden of care on family members is invisible but absolutely enormous. (f5e536)
The connection between stress and physical illness is better understood but still ignored. (2e5ac4)
Healthcare worker burnout has reached crisis levels pretty much everywhere. (e074a2)
Rehabilitation services are chronically under-resourced for the growing need. (06a9d5)
Exercise is the closest thing we have to a miracle drug and it’s free. (ad185a)