Why hantavirus is not like COVID, according to infectious disease experts

TL;DR

The World Health Organization and infectious disease experts emphasize that the current hantavirus outbreak is not similar to COVID-19 and poses a low risk.
Hantavirus is more like 'a wet log' compared to COVID-19, which was like 'dry forest' conditions for a wildfire, indicating it's less likely to spread rapidly.
Unlike COVID-19, hantavirus does not spread easily through the air; transmission requires prolonged physical contact, close proximity in enclosed spaces, or exposure to bodily fluids.
The Andes virus strain involved in the outbreak is rare and typically spread by rodents, with only this specific strain known to spread person-to-person.
The longer incubation period of hantavirus (two to six weeks) aids in containment efforts, contrasting with the shorter incubation period of COVID-19.

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