Hantavirus not like Covid: doctor treating patient in Netherlands

In an exclusive interview with AFPTV, Karin Ellen Veldkamp, head of infectious diseases at Leiden University Medical Centre, said her unit was ready to receive more patients if required. Asked about fears the hantavirus could be the new Covid, Veldkamp said: "No, it is not like that. It is not easily transmissible from person to person." "We know (person-to-person transmission) is possible and we suspect that has happened on the boat... but it is not like Covid, (transmission) is much more difficult," she added.