[jerlam]

There are reasons why this outbreak is slightly more newsworthy than others.

It happened to rich Westerners, not a bunch of poor people from Africa.

It happened on an international flight and a cruise ship. There is a lot of exposure. There are people being monitored for hantavirus being sent back to their respective countries.

People are having flashbacks of 2019/2020 and comparing the news coming out about this outbreak.

The political season is in full swing in the US and there is lots of finger pointing, especially around the health departments.