An outbreak of Hantavirus on a transatlantic cruise ship has sparked global health concern after deaths and infections were reported among passengers and crew, prompting close monitoring by the WHO and health authorities in several countries.

Weeks after the first cases appeared, medical officials in Gaza issued urgent warnings about a mysterious virus of unknown origin that has been linked to near daily deaths in recent weeks, fueling fears of an uncontrolled outbreak.

Two weeks of public unrest over failing health and social services boiled over in Agadir on Sunday, September 14, 2025, putting Prime Minister Aziz Akhannouch’s administration under intense scrutiny.

A mounting health crisis and growing public anger have gripped Agadir, a city in central Morocco, as residents took to the streets to protest what they described as “catastrophic” and even “deadly” healthcare services.

The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) said a number of countries had been experiencing unusually early increases in RSV detections.