Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
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healthWHO Says No Sign of Larger Hantavirus Outbreak After Cruise Ship Deaths
WHO reports no signs of a larger hantavirus outbreak after MV Hondius cruise ship deaths, with cases confirmed and passengers evacuated.
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healthHantavirus-Hit Ship Evacuation Complete as Passengers Begin 42-Day Quarantine
Spanish-led operation repatriates passengers from hantavirus outbreak on vessel, with WHO urging strict monitoring.
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healthHantavirus-Hit Cruise Ship Forced to Dock in Canary Islands as Storm Hits Evacuation
A Dutch cruise ship with hantavirus cases was forced to dock in the Canary Islands due to bad weather during passenger evacuation.
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healthHantavirus-Hit Cruise Ship Passengers Leave Tenerife; WHO Says Risk Low
WHO confirms hantavirus outbreak on cruise ship in Tenerife is not another COVID. Passengers begin disembarkation under strict health protocols.
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worldEuropean Nations Evacuate Citizens from Hantavirus-Stricken Cruise Ship
Germany, France, Belgium, Ireland, and the Netherlands send planes to evacuate citizens from MV Hondius amid deadly hantavirus outbreak.
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healthFirst Evacuation Flight Departs from Hantavirus-Stricken Cruise Ship in Canary Islands
Spanish nationals on the MV Hondius are evacuated to Madrid for quarantine as international repatriation efforts begin.
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healthWHO Chief Heads to Tenerife as Hantavirus-Hit Ship Approaches
WHO Director-General Tedros travels to Tenerife to oversee arrival of ship with hantavirus outbreak, urging calm and assuring public risk is low.
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healthHantavirus Outbreak on Cruise Ship: WHO and CDC on Alert
A hantavirus cluster on the MV Hondius has led to deaths and monitoring in several US states. WHO says risk to public remains low.