The head of the World Health Organization arrives in Spain to help organise the evacuation of passengers from a cruise ship affected by a deadly hantavirus outbreak. According to multiple reports, the WHO chief is in the country in advance of the ship’s arrival, with the aim of coordinating public-health and logistical arrangements for removing and managing more than 140 passengers. The articles describe the effort as an in-person involvement by the WHO leadership to support planning and execution of the evacuation. The reports do not indicate that the WHO chief is directly operating the rescue operation, but instead characterise the role as coordinating and overseeing steps connected to outbreak response, including passenger handling and related health measures. The sources agree on the key timeline: the WHO chief is already in Spain, and the evacuation planning is being organised ahead of the ship’s onward handling. Both outlets frame the situation as an urgent response to a hantavirus event linked to the cruise ship, with evacuation of passengers as a central immediate action.