Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus · Tenerife
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WHO Director-General: Hantavirus Outbreak Not a Pandemic Scenario
In a move to quell rising international concern, World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has firmly stated that the hantavirus outbreak aboard the cruise ship MV Hondius is not a precursor to another global pandemic. Speaking from Tenerife, where passengers were being evacuated, Tedros stressed, "This is not another COVID. And the risk to the public is low. So they sh…
Hantavirus Cruise Ship to Arrive in Canary Islands; Tedros Assures: 'This is Not Another COVID-19'
The arrival of the cruise ship 'Hondius' near the Canary Islands, carrying passengers affected by a Hantavirus outbreak, has understandably sparked anxiety among the local population. The news of thre…
WHO Chief to Oversee Hantavirus-Infected Cruise Ship Passengers in Tenerife
The World Health Organization's (WHO) Director-General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, is on the Spanish island of Tenerife to personally oversee the management of a hantavirus situation involving a crui…
WHO Director-General arrives in Tenerife
A state of alert has been established on the Spanish island of Tenerife, a destination familiar to many Icelandic travelers, following the confirmation of a Marburg virus infection aboard the cruise s…