The outbreak of a deadly virus on a cruise ship has resulted in three deaths and several others falling ill. The World Health Organization (WHO) has identified the Andes strain of the virus as the only known to be capable of transmission between humans. So far, eight suspected or confirmed cases connected to the ship have been reported. However, WHO officials have stated that there is no current risk of a COVID-like spread. They are urging cross-border collaboration to trace and contain the spread, but warned that more cases are possible due to the virus's weeks-long incubation period. The outbreak has also sparked diplomatic debate about where the ship should port and launched a contact-tracing scramble.