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Bbc World
2026-05-09
WHO Chief Reassures Tenerife Residents Over Hantavirus, Not COVID-19
The head of the WHO has reassured residents of Tenerife that the current hantavirus situation on a cruise ship is not comparable to COVID-19, ahead of its docking.
"This is not another Covid," Tedros Ghebreyesus tells islanders before MV Hondius docks on Sunday.