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WHO chief arrives in Spain ahead of passenger disembarkation from Hantavirus cruise ship

Tenerife South Airport as the cruise ship MV Hondius hit by a hantavirus outbreak is expected to arrive (REUTERS/Hannah McKay)
9 May 2026 18:05

GENEVA (REUTERS)

The ​head of the World Health Organisation (WHO) arrived in ⁠Spain on Saturday, ​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 Ghebreyesus, 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.

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