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humor El Mundo Today 2026-05-12

WHO Press Conference Interrupted by Rogue Rat, Adds Drama to Hantavirus Briefing

The World Health Organization's director maintained a remarkable poker face as a wet rat decided to photobomb his press conference about the hantavirus. Perhaps the rat was just looking for a guest spot, or maybe it was auditioning for a dramatic interpretation of 'viral spread.'


<figure><img alt="" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" height="400" src="https://emtstatic.com/2026/05/ratita-600x400.jpg" width="600" /></figure>El director general de la Organización Mundial de la Salud, Tedros Adhanom, ha intentado mantener la compostura este martes cuando ha aparecido una rata mojada sobre su atril mientras él felicitaba a Pedro Sánchez y a los españoles por la gestión de la crisis del hantavirus. “Todos los pasajeros han sido localizados y la crisis [&#8230;]

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