WHO director says he will personally oversee hantavirus cruise evacuation

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WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus will personally oversee the evacuation of over 100 people from a cruise ship with a hantavirus outbreak.
The ship, MV Hondius, is heading to Tenerife, Canary Islands, for the operation.
Eight confirmed or suspected cases of hantavirus and three deaths have been reported on the ship.
17 American passengers will be flown to a U.S. quarantine center via a government-provided plane.
The Andes strain of hantavirus, which can be transmitted between people, has been confirmed.
Health experts emphasize the low risk of widespread transmission, distinguishing this situation from COVID-19.
The ship departed Argentina on April 1, with passengers having visited remote South Atlantic islands.
The outbreak is believed to have started with a Dutch couple who traveled in South America.

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