12 hospital staff in the Netherlands are now in precautionary quarantine after treating a hantavirus-positive passenger from the MV Hondius cruise ship. Reports say mistakes were made handling blood samples and disposing of urine. Source: archive.md/QQeIE

"A French woman infected in the deadly hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship is critically ill and being treated with an artificial lung." "The outbreak has now reached 11 total reported cases, 9 of which have been confirmed." Source: archive.md/i69TL

Queensland Weekly Respiratory Surveillance Report: 5 May - 11 May 2026 Reported cases: 🔹COVID: 272 (-20.4%) 🔹Influenza: 138 (-0.7%) 🔹RSV: 493 (-9.7%) Hospitalisations: 🔸COVID: 37 (-35.0%) 🔸Influenza: 11 (+37.5%) 🔸RSV: 44 (-4.3%) Source: health.qld.gov.au/clinical-pra...

By paulypandemic: Hantavirus is airborne It has a 40% mortality rate. It’s not mild Asymptomatic cases confirmed Incubation period is 8 weeks This doesn’t just affect the elderly and disabled. Even if it did, their lives have value And thanks to COVID, we have an immunocompromised population

New Zealand COVID weekly update: 10 May 2026 4 May to 10 May 2026: 🔹New cases: 269 (+263.5%) 🔹Deaths: (data removed from dashboard) 🔹Deaths last 30 days: (no data) 🔹Total deaths: 5,617: (no data) 21 Apr to 27 Apr 2026: 🔹Hospitalisations: 34 (+9.6%) Source: healthnz.govt.nz/about-us/hea...

Measles alert for Western Sydney. "This case is a returned traveller from South and Southeast Asia, where there are ongoing outbreaks of measles." "There is currently an increased risk of measles in NSW, with 48 cases confirmed since 1 January 2026." Source: www.health.nsw.gov.au/news/Pages/2...

By QuietFriend: No Masks One Mask Two masks Source: x.com/QuietFriend3...

"Why the FDA tried to bury studies showing vaccines are safe" Suppressing studies doesn’t change the evidence — only public access to it. The buried research wasn’t hidden because vaccines were dangerous, but because the data showed the system and vaccines were working.

Global Outbreak Map - Hantavirus Monitor 🔸Total infected: 10 🔸Total deaths: 3 🔸Suspected: 56

"A French woman who tested positive for hantavirus after she was evacuated from a cruise ship reported symptoms to doctors onboard but was told it was probably just anxiety" 🤦‍♂️ #Hantavirus #cruiseship

By tern: "'Prolonged Close Contact' is the new 'It's not airborne'." Source: x.com/1goodtern/st...

Many older adults who died of COVID weren’t close to death before infection, study suggests "About 28% of older people in England who died of COVID-19 in the first 2.5 years of the pandemic would likely, if uninfected, have lived at least another 5 years" Source: www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/man...

Australia’s Health Minister Mark Butler will quarantine 5 Australians and 1 New Zealander evacuated from a Hantavirus ship outbreak. Of the Australians, 3 are from NSW and 2 from Queensland. Quarantine will last 3 weeks, shorter than Hantavirus’ potential 42-day incubation period.

Atomic-level images could improve future COVID-19 antiviral drug design. "The closest-ever detailed look at a key enzyme inside the virus that causes COVID-19 could lead to more effective treatment of the disease."

The WHO calls everyone on board the MV Hondius cruise ship "high-risk" contacts. WHO official Maria Van Kerkhove said everyone on board would need active monitoring for 42 days after leaving the ship while health authorities work to contain the outbreak. Source: www.globaltimes.cn/page/202605/...

"Reinfection Raises Long COVID Risk in Children and Adolescents" "Children and adolescents who are reinfected with SARS-CoV-2 face a significantly higher risk of developing long COVID, according to a large, multi-institutional study published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases."

US Weekly COVID update: May 11, 2026 🔸1 in 272 Actively Infectious 🔸180,000 Daily Infections 🔸1,280,000 Infections In The Past Week 🔸74,000,000 Infections in 2026 🔸64,000 to 260,000 Weekly Long COVID Cases 🔸300 to 600 Weekly Excess Deaths Source: pmc19.com/data/

Here's the latest variant picture for the United States, to early April. The XFG.* "Stratus" variant remained dominant at 67%. BA.3.2.* "Cicada" fell to 13%. #COVID19 #SARSCoV2 #USA 🧵

Here's the latest variant picture for Australia, to mid-April. NB.1.8.1.* "Nimbus" remained dominant, growing strongly to 60%. BA.3.2.* "Cicada" fell to 21%. #COVID19 #SARSCoV2 #Australia 🧵

Hantavirus Ship Passenger Attended Packed Wedding After Leaving Cruise. "YouTube influencer Ruhi Cenet attended a crowded wedding in Istanbul after disembarking from the MV Hondius cruise amid a hantavirus outbreak" Source: archive.md/T3aUi

USA: Epidemic trend summary: May 8, 2026 COVID-19 As of May 5, 2026: 🔹0 states has COVID-19 infections growing or likely growing 🔹26 states has infections declining or likely declining 🔹9 states show no change Source: cdc.gov/cfa-modeling...

Australian Respiratory Surveillance Report – 8 May 2026 Reported cases in the last fortnight (20 April to 3 May 2026) 🔸COVID: 3,428 (-5.7%) 🔸Influenza: 1,616 (-13.7%) 🔸RSV: 5,339 (-11.0%) Source: www.cdc.gov.au/resources/pu...

AUSTRALIA Weekly COVID Update: 8 May 2026 🔹WA: ⬆️(+67.7%) Hospital data unavailable/updated in the next report 🔹QLD: ⬆️(+7.5%) 57 in hospital 🔸NSW: ⬇️(-9.2%) 🔸SA: ⬇️(-24.4%) 🔹TAS: Next Update: 15 May 🔹VIC: Next Update: 15 May 🔹Aged Care: The Australian government ended weekly COVID reporting

Western Australia (WA) weekly COVID update: Week ending 3 May 2026 🔸COVID positivity rate: 2.9% est. (+0.2%) 🔹Reported cases: 104 (+67.7%) 🔹Hospitalisation: (data unavailable/updated in the next report) 🔹ICU: (data unavailable/updated in the next report) Source: health.wa.gov.au/Articles/F_I...

"A Dutch flight attendant has been hospitalized with possible hantavirus after coming into contact with an individual infected on board the MV Hondius cruise ship." Source: archive.md/2cwpE

South Australia (SA) Weekly Respiratory Update: 2 May to 8 May 2026 Reported cases: 🔹COVID: 99 (-24.4%) 🔹Flu: 45 (-31.8%) 🔹RSV: 86 (+38.7%) 🔹Pertussis: 22 (-4.3%) Reported deaths in 2026: 🔸COVID: 8 🔸Flu: 6 🔸RSV: 0 🔸Pertussis: 0 Source: sahealth.sa.gov.au/wps/wcm/conn...

By tern: "The way they're dealing with hanta shows that we've only gone backwards in infectious disease control. It's pitiful." Source: x.com/1goodtern/st...

Brazil: "Researchers at the University of São Paulo (USP) in Brazil have discovered that high-frequency ultrasound waves similar to those used in medical exams can eliminate viruses such as SARS-CoV-2 and H1N1 without damaging human cells."

Millions of People Live With Long COVID. This Researcher Is on a Mission to Find a Cure. "Six years ago, Dr. Michael Peluso and his team launched a first-of-its-kind long COVID tissue bank and have been working to understand the disease ever since" #LongCOVID Source: archive.md/DLSm8

COVID’s Long-Tail Effects on Kidney Health A study of 3+ million patients shows COVID-19 significantly increases kidney risks compared to influenza: Acute kidney injury (⬆️2.3x), chronic kidney disease (⬆️1.4x), and progression to kidney failure (⬆️4.7x), potentially provoking a kidney disease crisis.

🧵(1/3) NSW respiratory surveillance reports: 7 May 2026 Week ending 2 May 2026: 🔸COVID positivity rate: 3.6% (-0.2%) 🔸Number of laboratories reporting COVID: 3 out of 4 🔹COVID: 750 (-9.2%) 🔹Influenza: 334 (+1.8%) 🔹RSV: 1,392 (-3.5%) Source: health.nsw.gov.au/Infectious/c...

Queensland Weekly Respiratory Surveillance Report: 28 April - 04 May 2026 Reported cases: 🔹COVID: 342 (+7.5%) 🔹Influenza: 139 (-19.1%) 🔹RSV: 546 (-6.5%) Hospitalisations: 🔸COVID: 57 (Stable) 🔸Influenza: 8 (-33.3%) 🔸RSV: 46 (+9.5%) Source: www.health.qld.gov.au/clinical-pra...

Article: "COVID-19 spreads year round" Tea Burns: "Even when local risk levels are lower, there is still good reason to mask at any event. Masking breaks transmission chains & saves lives from death, acute COVID, or Long COVID. It protects against various respiratory pathogens."

Hantavirus, COVID, norovirus, legionnaires’: why are cruise ships so prone to disease outbreaks? Researchers found that ship design can facilitate the spread of illness. Shared spaces—such as buffets, bars, lifts, cabins and indoor spaces—allow infections to move easily among passengers and crew.

USA: "F.D.A. Blocked Publication of Research Finding Covid and Shingles Vaccines Were Safe" The administration is restricting vaccine access by withdrawing studies, slashing research funds, spreading unvetted misinformation to cast doubt, and suppressing data that supports vaccine safety.

New Zealand COVID weekly update: 3 May 2026 27 Apr to 3 May 2026: 🔹New cases: 74 (-46.7%) 🔹Deaths: +2 🔹Deaths last 30 days: -9* 🔹Total deaths: 5,617 (+2*) 14 Apr to 20 Apr 2026: 🔹Hospitalisations: 31 (-3.1%) Source: www.healthnz.govt.nz/about-us/hea...

⚠️Measles alert for Sydney. "This case is a returned traveller from Southeast Asia, where there are ongoing outbreaks of measles." "The person visited several locations across Sydney while unknowingly infectious. Including a healthcare facility." Source: www.health.nsw.gov.au/news/Pages/2...

"Evidence mounts that Long Covid is damaging the hearts of those affected." "There are also increasing signs that the condition can disrupt the autonomic nervous system" Source: archive.md/Ql86N

The scientists who led the world in understanding COVID-19 "The inside story of the lab that steered Australia through the pandemic – and is now preparing for the next one." www.doherty.edu.au/articles/the...

US Weekly COVID update: May 4, 2026 🔸1 in 270 Actively Infectious 🔸181,000 Daily Infections 🔸1,280,000 Infections In The Past Week 🔸73,000,000 Infections in 2026 🔸64,000 to 260,000 Weekly Long COVID Cases 🔸300 to 600 Weekly Excess Deaths Source: pmc19.com/data/

Australia: "Flu vaccinations urged ahead of expected peak in cases, after record worst season in 2025" 🔹2025 was Australia’s deadliest flu season: 502,931 cases, 1,744 deaths 🔹COVID led respiratory deaths from 2020-mid-2025 🔹From Aug 2025-Jan, flu deaths overtook COVID as the leading cause

"Dolly Parton says her immune and digestive systems ‘got all out of whack,’ creating health concerns" “My immune system and digestive system got all out of whack over the past couple of 3 years,” she said. Source: archive.md/MiSKr

By covid is oncogenic: "stop bringing your runny nosed coughing child to visit elderly ppl! wtf is wrong with yall" Source: x.com/chaitrovert/...

"Scientists find that human embryos are vulnerable to COVID" "This study gives us a clearer picture of how SARS-CoV-2 can interact with human cells at the earliest stages of life"

"Former One Direction singer turned solo star Zayn Malik shocks fans as he cancels sell-out tour amid health struggles" "The announcement comes after Malik was hospitalised last month due to an undisclosed, unexpected health issue" Source: www.news.com.au/entertainmen...

USA: Epidemic trend summary: May 1, 2026 COVID-19 As of April 28, 2026: 🔹1 state has COVID-19 infections growing or likely growing 🔹31 states has infections declining or likely declining 🔹6 states show no change Source: cdc.gov/cfa-modeling...

Diphtheria in Australia – Epidemiological update - 27 April 2026 🔹A total of 117 confirmed cases of diphtheria have been notified in Australia in 2026. 🔹In the past fortnight, 37 cases have been notified, with diagnosis dates ranging from 11 March to 21 April 2026. www.cdc.gov.au/resources/pu...

"CORONAVIRUS IS AIRBORNE" #MaskUp 😷

COVID on Terraces: Technology Does Not Stop the Virus in the Air. "Bar and restaurant terraces have become critical points for SARS-CoV-2 transmission. The high density of people, lack of cross ventilation, and consumption of drinks without masks facilitate transmission."

AUSTRALIA Weekly COVID Update: 1 May 2026 🔹WA: ⬆️(+24.0%) Avg 25/day in hospital 🔹TAS: ⬆️(+12.0%) 🔹VIC: ➡️(Stable) 🔸SA: ⬇️(-16.0%) 🔸QLD: ⬇️(-10.4%) 57 in hospital 🔸NSW: ⬇️(-6.0%) 🔹Aged Care: The Australian government ended weekly COVID reporting