Trump told reporters on May 8 that the hantavirus outbreak is under control and that officials with "great people" are studying it. Three people have died from suspected hantavirus infection, with five confirmed cases, though WHO assesses the risk to the global population as low. The framing here minimizes the severity by emphasizing "should be fine" despite three deaths — Trump's qualified optimism is accurate but the tone soften facts about an active outbreak with person-to-person transmission risk.