WHO chief reassures Tenerife residents ahead of arrival of virus-hit cruise ship
"This is not another Covid," Tedros Ghebreyesus tells islanders before MV Hondius docks on Sunday.
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Notable Quotes
"This is not another Covid. The current public health risk from hantavirus remains low."
— Tedros Ghebreyesus , Academic
"All passengers will wear FFP2 masks when disembarking."
— Mónica García , Politician
"An act of solidarity and moral duty."
— Pedro Sánchez , Politician
"At this stage, the overall public health risk remains low."
— Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus , Executive
"This is not SARS-CoV-2. This is not the start of a COVID pandemic."
— Maria Van Kerkhove , Academic
"The risk to the people of the Canary Islands is actually low."
— Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus , Executive
"During the trip to the Canary Islands we have been able to bring medical supplies."
— Ann Lindstrand , Executive
Key People
WHO Representative in Cabo Verde.
Head of the Canary Islands government.
The WHO’s epidemic and pandemic preparedness and prevention director.
She is the Spanish Health Minister.
He is the Prime Minister of Spain.
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is the Director-General of the World Health Organization.
Director General of the World Health Organization.
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"This is not another Covid," Tedros Ghebreyesus tells islanders before MV Hondius docks on Sunday.
Passengers aboard the MV Hondius, affected by a hantavirus outbreak, express concerns over societal stigma and potential ostracization upon returning home, despite WHO assurances that the virus poses a low public health risk.
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus stated that the hantavirus outbreak aboard the MV Hondius cruise ship poses a low global public health risk and is not the start of another COVID-19 pandemic, with eight cases reported so far.
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