Why is the world panicking about hantavirus?

Several cruise passengers died after developing severe respiratory symptoms and tested positive for a rare hantavirus; while it evokes pandemic fears, WHO says hantaviruses spread far less easily than SARS-CoV-2 and this does not signal the start of a new pandemic.
Guest Stars (2)
Romain Michelot as Self - Presenter (French)
Stefanie Hintzmann as Self - Presenter (German)