WHO chief arrives in Spain ahead of passenger disembarkation from hantavirus cruise ship
9 May 2026 at 11:38
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GENEVA, May โ9 โ The head of the World Health Organisation โarrived in Spain today where he will join senior government officials in Tenerife to oversee the safe disembarkation of passengers on board โthe cruise ship โ where an outbreak โ of โ Hantavirus started.
WHO Director โ General, โ Tedros Adhanom Ghebrey said on X โ that he was in contact with the shipโs captain and a WHO colleague who โ is on board who said that, at โ this stage, there are โ no additional โ people on board showing symptoms of โHantavirus. โ Reuters
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