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Spanish health officials board hantavirus-hit cruise ship to begin evacuation of passengers

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A police boat approaches the cruise ship MV Hondius at the port of Granadilla de Abona after being affected by a hantavirus outbreak, in Tenerife, Spain, May 10, 2026. (photo credit: REUTERS/HANNAH MCKAY)
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus arrived on Saturday evening in Tenerife alongside Spain’s interior and health ministers and its minister for territorial policy.