Trump Hopeful Hantavirus Outbreak on Cruise Ship ‘Under Control’

May 8, 2026, 12:21 AM UTC

President Donald Trump said he was hopeful that a deadly outbreak of the hantavirus on a cruise ship was under control and indicated that the administration would make a report about the incident.

“It’s very much, we hope, under control,” Trump told reporters Thursday. “It was the ship, and I think we’re going to make a full report about it tomorrow. We have a lot of people. It’s a lot of great people are studying it. It should be fine.”

The president’s comments came during an impromptu visit to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington, DC, where he has ...

Learn more about Bloomberg Law or Log In to keep reading:

See Breaking News in Context

Bloomberg Law provides trusted coverage of current events enhanced with legal analysis.

Already a subscriber?

Log in to keep reading or access research tools and resources.