WHO Director-General Holds News Conference on Hantavirus & Ebola Outbreaks

C-SPAN: World Health Organization Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus held a news conference on a Hantavirus outbreak that was linked to Dutch cruise ship MV Hondius. At the time of this event, there were 10 confirmed cases of the virus, three of which resulted in deaths. The director-general assured the public, though, that the virus did not pose a great risk to the global population. Also, he confirmed a new outbreak of Ebola in Congo that reportedly resulted in 65 deaths at the time of this briefing.