Trump on hantavirus outbreak: "It is very much, we hope, under control"

US President Donald Trump told reporters May 8 he had been briefed on the MV Hondius outbreak and expressed confidence containment is working. Asked if Americans should be concerned about possible spread, Trump replied "I hope not." Comments come as CDC dispatches a team to repatriate 17 US passengers to the National Quarantine Unit in Nebraska.

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