health
May 8, 2026
WHO Director and Spanish Ministers Travel to Tenerife for Cruise Ship Arrival
The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, will travel tomorrow, Saturday, to the Canary Island of Tenerife (Atlantic) to coordinate operations for the arrival of the cruise ship MV Hondius, where a hantavirus outbreak has occurred. Tedros will be accompanied by the Spanish Ministers of Health, Mónica García, and the Interior, Fernando Grande-Marlaska, according to the latter's department this Friday.
TL;DR
- WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is traveling to Tenerife.
- He will be accompanied by Spanish Ministers of Health and Interior.
- The purpose is to coordinate the arrival of the MV Hondius cruise ship.
- The cruise ship has an ongoing hantavirus outbreak.
- The ship, with 151 occupants of 23 nationalities, will anchor in Granadilla port.
- Repatriation of occupants is planned for Sunday, with safety protocols in place.