GENEVA, May ‌9 — The head of the World Health Organisation ‌arrived in Spain today where he will join senior government officials in Tenerife to oversee the safe disembarkation of passengers on board ‌the cruise ship ⁠where an outbreak ⁠of ⁠Hantavirus started.

WHO Director ⁠General, ⁠Tedros Adhanom Ghebrey said on X ⁠that he was in contact with the ship’s captain and a WHO colleague who ⁠is on board who said that, at ⁠this stage, there are ⁠no additional ⁠people on board showing symptoms of ‌Hantavirus. — Reuters

GENEVA, May 9 — There are six confirmed cases of hantavirus so far out of eight suspected ones following an outbreak on a cruise ship, the World Health Organization said today. 

“As of 8 May, a total of eight cases, including three deaths (case fatality ratio 38 per cent), have been reported. Six cases have been laboratory-confirmed as hantavirus infections, with all identified as Andes virus (ANDV),” it said in a statement.

“WHO assesses the risk to the global population posed by this event as low and will continue to monitor the epidemiological situation and update the risk assessment”.

“The risk for passengers and crew on the ship is considered moderate,” it added. — AFP