WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus travels to Tenerife and directly addresses residents as the MV Hondius prepares to arrive early Sunday. The ship is linked to confirmed hantavirus infections during its voyage and is expected to have passengers evacuated on the Spanish island in the Canary Islands. Multiple outlets report that Ghebreyesus tells people the situation is not “another COVID,” emphasizing that the risk to Tenerife residents remains low. NBC News and other reports describe local anxiety and anger about the planned disembarkation, including some residents’ objections to the ship docking. Several sources add that safety and public health measures are in place and that there are no symptomatic passengers on board, according to the WHO. Ghebreyesus also meets with Spanish officials, including Spain’s health minister and interior minister, as part of the preparedness and response. The reporting focuses on communication efforts to manage public concern ahead of the ship’s scheduled arrival, with authorities overseeing disembarkation plans under WHO guidance.
WHO chief urges calm in Tenerife as hantavirus-linked cruise ship prepares to dock
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus travels to Tenerife and directly addresses residents as the MV Hondius prepares to arrive early Sunday. The ship is linked to confirmed hantavirus infec...
- The WHO Director-General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, speaks with residents of Tenerife ahead of the MV Hondius’s scheduled arrival on Sunday.
- The MV Hondius is linked to confirmed hantavirus infections reported during its voyage; local authorities plan for passengers to disembark/evacuate on Tenerife.
- Ghebreyesus urges residents to stay calm and says the virus is not “another COVID.”
- Sources report that authorities assess the risk to Tenerife residents as low and that safety measures are in place.
- Local concern and some residents’ opposition are reported as the ship approaches.
Mr Ghebreyesus said he was addressing residents directly due to anxiety triggered by the approaching vessel, the MV Hondius, which had recorded confirmed infections during its voyage The post Hantavirus: WHO says risk remains low as cruise ship heads to Tenerife appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.
3 months agoTENERIFE, Spain — The head of the World Health Organization sought Saturday to reassure residents of the Spanish island where passengers of a hantavirus-stricken cruise ship are expected to be evacuated, issuing them a direct message that the virus was “not another COVID.” The Dutch-flagged MV Hondius, with more than 140 passengers and crew on board, is headed to Spain’s Canary Islands, off the coast of West Africa, and is expected to arrive at the island of Tenerife early Sunday. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, along with Spain’s Health Minister Monica Garcia and Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska, arrived on the […]...Keep on reading: WHO chief to Spanish island folk: Hantavirus not another Covid
3 months agoThe head of the World Health Organization on Saturday made an appeal to locals in Tenerife to remain calm as the Spanish island prepared to receive passengers from a hantavirus-hit cruise ship that left three people dead. NBC News’ Daniele Hamamdjian reports.
3 months agoTENERIFE, Spain (AP) — The head of the World Health Organization sought Saturday to reassure residents of the Spanish island where passengers of a hantavirus-stricken cruise ship are expected to be evacuated, issuing them a direct message that the virus was “not another COVID.”
3 months agoWHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus urged calm in Tenerife as a cruise ship linked to a hantavirus outbreak prepares to dock. Stressing that the risk to residents remains low, he said there are no symptomatic passengers on board and detailed safety measures are in place.
3 months agoThe WHO chief has reassured Tenerife residents, as Spanish authorities prepare to receive the MV Hondius, the cruise ship at the center of the hantavirus outbreak.
3 months ago
Man waits over 77 hours in Sydney emergency, leaves without completing treatment
A 70-year-old man spends more than 77 hours in Bankstown emergency department after his left leg swells to almost double...
Man dies after train hits van at level crossing in Burscough
A man dies after a train strikes a van at a level crossing in Burscough. British Transport Police (BTP) says it is calle...
David Beckham praises Scottish wilderness expert during Scotland birthday trip
David Beckham praises a Scottish wilderness expert after a birthday trip to Scotland, sharing positive comments about th...