Hantavirus Doesn’t Spread Easily but Officials May Be Downplaying Risks

The New York Times | May 14, 2026, 11:55 a.m. | Original
The virus is clearly far less contagious than the coronavirus, scientists agree, but they have found cases where it spread among people without direct contact.
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