TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The World Health Organization (WHO) updated the number of confirmed hantavirus cases on Friday, reporting six confirmed cases out of eight suspected cases so far.
"Six cases were confirmed in the laboratory as hantavirus infections, all identified as being due to the Andes virus, known to be transmissible between humans," the WHO said in a statement in French.
Earlier on Friday, the WHO insisted that the hantavirus outbreak posed a minimal risk to the general public.
"This is a dangerous virus, but only to the person who's really infected, and the risk to the general population remains absolutely low," WHO spokesman Christian Lindmeier told reporters.
A picture was emerging from MV Hondius where "even those who have been sharing cabins don't seem to be both infected in some cases", when one has fallen sick, he added.
"The virus is not that contagious that it easily jumps from person to person," Lindmeier said.
The WHO said Friday there were five confirmed and three suspected cases of the virus. There are no suspected cases remaining on the ship.
Spanish ministry sources said Friday that World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus will be on the ground in Tenerife on Saturday "to ensure coordination between administrations, health control, and the application of the planned surveillance and response protocols."
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