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This First Person column is written by CBC journalist Richard Woodbury, who lives in Halifax. For more information about CBC’s First Person stories, please see the FAQ. My paternal grandfather died more than a decade before I was born, meaning I never got to meet him. So, imagine my shock when …
Read More »Hantavirus outbreak doesn’t appear to have originated on Dutch cruise ship, CEO says
Listen to this article Estimated 3 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. The head of Oceanwide Expeditions says the information gathered to date about a deadly cluster of …
Read More »Hantavirus-stricken cruise ship docks in the Netherlands for disinfection
Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. The cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak has docked at the Dutch port of Rotterdam for …
Read More »WHO confirms Andes strain of hantavirus in cruise ship passengers, with 3 transferred from ship for treatment
Health authorities have identified the Andes strain of hantavirus, which can be transmitted from person to person, in passengers who were on a cruise ship at the centre of a deadly outbreak of the rare infection, officials said Wednesday. Meanwhile, three patients with suspected hantavirus infections were evacuated from the …
Read More »Human-to-human transmission of killer hantavirus suspected in cruise ship outbreak
After a spate of deaths and illnesses stemming from a hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship, health officials now suspect human-to-human transmission may have played a role in the spread of this potentially deadly infection. Investigators have identified the Andes strain of hantavirus in two people who were onboard the …
Read More »Plans underway to evacuate 2 passengers from cruise ship struck by hantavirus
Listen to this article Estimated 5 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Medical personnel will focus on evacuating two sick persons from a cruise ship hit by a …
Read More »Suspected hantavirus outbreak on cruise ship kills 3, World Health Organization says
Listen to this article Estimated 3 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. A suspected hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean has killed three people …
Read More »U.S. submarine torpedoes Iranian ship in Indian Ocean, reportedly killing dozens
Listen to this article Estimated 2 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. A U.S. submarine sank an Iranian warship off the southern coast of Sri Lanka, U.S. Defence …
Read More »Greenland PM declines Trump’s hospital ship, urges him to stop ‘random outbursts’ online
Listen to this article Estimated 3 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. The prime minister of Greenland, Jens-Frederik Nielsen, said “no thanks” on Sunday to U.S. President Donald …
Read More »Grounded container ship MSC Baltic III damaged by ‘extreme wind’ and rough seas
Listen to this article Estimated 2 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence. The grounded container ship MSC Baltic III on Newfoundland’s west coast has been damaged by high winds and storm surge in the province over the last few …
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