alt Hacker News> Total Cases
> 9+
> As of May 8, 2026
I'm as concerned about this outbreak as anyone, but this number is pure FUD and can go up on a tweet of somebody's grandma sneezing at an airport. Keep the lab confirmed one.
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b112 • today at 9:34 AM
Being a first mover in the panic-virus, I guess panic-anything is big bucks.
Just think! If we all start dying, this guy'll be rich from targeted bunker ads and such.
A radio report I heard said that hantavirus is nothing like coronavirus. It is not new, endemic, and there is plenty of immunity around to slow down local spread.