YouTuber went to packed wedding after leaving MV Hondius as hantavirus spread

Key Points:

• Ruhi Cenet, a popular travel vlogger with over 18 million subscribers, expressed shock that he was allowed to attend a crowded wedding more than three weeks after the first hantavirus death on the MV Hondius cruise ship.
• Cenet left the ship on April 12, a day after the first passenger died, and later attended the wedding on May 3, the same day the WHO announced its response to the suspected hantavirus outbreak.
• The cruise staff initially believed the death was from natural causes and took no safety precautions for 12 days, leading to concerns about inadequate information and containment measures.
• The hantavirus has a 40% mortality rate and up to an eight-week incubation period; Cenet tested negative and attributed this to self-isolation after disembarking.
• The WHO has notified multiple countries about exposed passengers, but the risk to the public is considered low, with human-to-human transmission deemed rare and unlikely to cause widespread infection.