He also added that the seven U.S. passengers who previously returned home from the cruise ship are being monitored in their home states.
Meanwhile, Ghebreyesus has insisted that the hantavirus outbreak underscores the importance of the WHO in managing international health threats “because viruses don’t care about our policies, viruses don’t care about our borders.”
Asked Saturday whether the outbreak would make him reconsider the U.S. withdrawal from the organization, Trump responded: “No, we seem to have things under very good control.”
“They know that virus very well. It’s been around a long time, not easily transferable, unlike covid, but we’ll see,” the President added. “We’re studying it very close. We have very good people studying it very closely.”
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