156 stories tagged #WHO

  1. Rising Obesity, Not Health, Driving British Children's Height Gains
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    Rising Obesity, Not Health, Driving British Children's Height Gains

    UK children are growing taller, but a new study links the increase to rising childhood obesity and widening socioeconomic inequalities.

    3w ago 1 min read
  2. Hantavirus Cruise Ship Evacuation Nears Completion: 94 Flown Home
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    Hantavirus Cruise Ship Evacuation Nears Completion: 94 Flown Home

    Evacuation of MV Hondius cruise ship passengers nears end after hantavirus outbreak kills three; 94 flown home from Spain's Canary Islands.

    3w ago 2 min read
  3. Hantavirus-Hit Cruise Ship Passengers Leave Tenerife; WHO Says Risk Low
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    Hantavirus-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.

    3w ago 1 min read
  4. European Nations Evacuate Citizens from Hantavirus-Stricken Cruise Ship
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    European 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.

    3w ago 1 min read
  5. Cruise Ship in Deadly Hantavirus Outbreak Arrives Off Tenerife for Evacuation
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    Cruise Ship in Deadly Hantavirus Outbreak Arrives Off Tenerife for Evacuation

    The MV Hondius arrived near Tenerife Sunday as passengers begin disembarkation after a rare Andes hantavirus outbreak that killed three.

    3w ago 1 min read
  6. Hantavirus-Stricken Cruise Ship Docks in Canary Islands for Evacuation
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    Hantavirus-Stricken Cruise Ship Docks in Canary Islands for Evacuation

    A Dutch-flagged cruise ship, MV Hondius, arrives in Tenerife after a deadly hantavirus outbreak, with planned evacuations for passengers and crew.

    3w ago 2 min read
  7. WHO Chief Heads to Tenerife as Hantavirus-Hit Ship Approaches
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    WHO 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.

    3w ago 1 min read
  8. WHO Chief to Oversee Hantavirus Cruise Evacuation in Tenerife
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    WHO Chief to Oversee Hantavirus Cruise Evacuation in Tenerife

    Dr. Tedros will personally supervise the evacuation of over 100 people from a cruise ship with a hantavirus outbreak. Three deaths have been reported, and 17 Americans are aboard.

    3w ago 1 min read