Will any sitting head of state or government test positive for hantavirus in 2026?
Boris Johnson (Apr 2020), Donald Trump (Oct 2020), Jair Bolsonaro (Jul 2020) all caught COVID while in office. Resolves on official confirmation by the head of state's office.
Resolves YES on official confirmation, attributable to the head-of-state's office or press secretary, that the head of state or head of government has tested positive for any hantavirus species in 2026.
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cited: Official statement from head of state office + at least one major wire
Resolution sources · 4
Wire-grade source; resolves the NYT/major-media markets.
Same role as Reuters; AP often publishes WHO embargoes first.
Cheap sentiment + earliest-mover for translated regional press. Run a dedup hash on titles + canonical URL.
Global news ingestion — geocoded, multilingual. Best signal for non-English regional outbreaks.
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