WHO Chief Urges Calm Over Hantavirus on Ship Bound for Spain
Summary
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus urges calm as a ship carrying passengers with potential Hantavirus exposure approaches Spain's Canary Islands, emphasizing low public health risk.
Key Points
- WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus urges local citizens in Spain not to panic over a ship affected by Hantavirus heading to the Canary Islands.
- The ship 'MV Hondius' carries more than 140 passengers and crew and is expected to arrive at Tenerife Island in the Canary Islands on Sunday.
- Spanish health and interior ministers, alongside WHO head Tedros, plan to coordinate the safe disembarkation of passengers and crew.
- Currently, no passengers or crew show symptoms of Hantavirus, and the situation is being continuously monitored with a low public health risk.
